Mendicant
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A mendicant is pretty much just a beggar. And like many other -ant words, it can also serve as an adjective to refer to someone who gets by by begging.
📚️ Definition of Mendicant
Mendicant (adjective or noun): Practicing begging as a way of life; living entirely on charitable donations. As a noun, a person who begs, especially a monk or friar who has taken a vow of poverty. Example: mendicant friars traveled from town to town relying on charity.
🗣️ Pronunciation of Mendicant
IPA: /ˈmɛn.dɪ.kənt/ (See IPA key)
Respelling: MEN-dih-kuhnt
📰 Examples of Mendicant
Here are some examples of the word mendicant:
The mendicant monk owned little, relying entirely on donations from others.
Saint Francis of Assisi founded the Franciscan order in the 13th century as a mendicant religious community whose members took vows of poverty and lived by begging.
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