MENDICANT

Mendicant

The term mendicant refers to begging or relying on charitable donations, and is most widely used for religious followers or ascetics who rely exclusively on charity to survive.

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mendicant

Noun

  1. A pauper who lives by begging.
  2. A religious friar, forbidden to own personal property, who begs for a living.

Adjective

  1. Depending on alms for a living.
  2. Of or pertaining to a beggar.
  3. Of or pertaining to a member of a religious order forbidden to own property, and who must beg for a living.


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