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Mendicant word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "mendicant" word

[noun] a pauper who lives by begging
[noun] a male religious of an order of mendicant preachers of the gospel
[adjective] practicing beggary; "mendicant friars"
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\Men"di*cant\, a. [L. mendicans, -antis, p. pr. of mendicare to beg, fr. mendicus beggar, indigent.] Practicing beggary; begging; living on alms; as, mendicant friars. {Mendicant orders} (R. C. Ch.), certain monastic orders which are forbidden to acquire landed property and are required to be supported by alms, esp. the Franciscans, the Dominicans, the Carmelites, and the Augustinians.
\Men"di*cant\, n. A beggar; esp., one who makes a business of begging; specifically, a begging friar.

Synonyms for mendicant

beggar, beseeching, friar

See also: beggarman | beggarwoman | Black Friar | Blackfriar | cadger | Carmelite | Dominican | Franciscan | Gray Friar | Lazarus | moocher | panhandler | pauper | poor man | religious | scrounger | White Friar |

Related terms: abbot, abstainer, abstinent, beggared, conventual, coupon clippers, disadvantaged, fakir, grand prior, hermit, hieromonach, hobo, in need, lay abbot, out at elbows, rigoristic, sannyasi, self-denying, sponger, stripped, stylite, the unemployable

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Let's analyse "mendicant" as pure text. This string has Nine letters in Three syllables and Three vowels. 33.3% of vowels is 5.3% less then average English word. Written in backwards: TNACIDNEM. Average typing speed for these characters is 2430 milliseconds. [info]

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Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: mendicant: 5 + 9 + 1 = 15, reduced: 6 . and the final result is Six.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: mendicant: 4 + 5 + 5 + 4 + 9 + 3 + 1 + 5 + 2 = 38, reduced: 11, and the final result is Eleven.

Tarot cards

Letter Num. Tarot c. Intensity Meaning
A (1) 1 Magician Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
C (1) 3 Empress Patient, Willful, Strong, Giving
D (1) 4 Emperor Determined, Persistant, Idealist
E (1) 5 Hierophant Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
I (1) 9 Hermit Independent, Researcher, Intell,igent
M (1) 13 Death Creator, Developer, Builder
N (2) 14 Temperance Healer, Wise, Survivor, Crafty
T (1) 20 Judgement Unswerving, Steadfast, Demanding, Forceful

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