supplicant


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Synonyms for supplicant

one who humbly entreats

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Synonyms for supplicant

someone who prays to God

one praying humbly for something

humbly entreating

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Supplicant igitur ut impedimento huiusmodi non obstante in eorum matrimonio procedere possint dispensare dignemini>>.
''This is truly supplicant diplomacy of a base, nauseating kind,'' the commentary said.
"Hence my courage begins to fail; impatience and sadness oppress my soul." Such a person would accept physical healing, "if it is for the good of my soul," but was to seek primarily the "courage and strength to accept all these trials from the hand of God with patience and resignation." A supplicant confused about what to be in life - in career as well as vocation - prayed with "dread and alarm lest following after the allurements of a wicked world, because more pleasing to my carnal inclination" led him or her to choose the wrong job.
He has little patience with those who have erected shrines in which medicine is practiced and the patient need be only a willing supplicant.
Hours later, Supreme Court official Shahid Hussian Kamboyo clarified that attribution of the word (supplicant) to the chief justice was 'completely wrong and malicious'.
I note with concern that even Brexiters are talking in terms of Britain, as a supplicant, must ask for a new deal in "the single market".
RICHARD Fahey has always thought Supplicant was capable of landing a big pot and he can get his season off to the perfect start in the Riu Palace Meloneras Handicap at Pontefract.
Richard Fahey's Supplicant, an impressive winner of last month's Mill Reef Stakes, heads a quality field for the Middle Park as he bids to become the third horse in the last seven years to complete the Mill Reef/Middle Park double.
RIPON: 2.15 Zal Zilhom, 2.50 Head Space, 3.30 Regal Parade, 4.05 Robert The Painter, 4.35 Supplicant, 5.10 I Say, 5.45 Good Speech.
Poor fare in the build up to York but I like Richard Fahey's debutant SUPPLICANT (2.40) at Beverley.
But it is a sure sign that nobody has remained unaffected by the current economic downturn that they are now in the position of a humble supplicant for emergency cash to keep them going through the hard times.
Under the agreement 3eTI and Broadcom will jointly develop and maintain an application programming interface (API) that is designed to create a FIPS 140-2 Validated and Common Criteria certified driver and supplicant software.