Mendicant
21mendicant — adj. & n. adj. 1 begging. 2 (of a friar) living solely on alms. n. 1 a beggar. 2 a mendicant friar. Derivatives: mendicancy n. mendicity n. Etymology: L mendicare beg f. mendicus beggar f. mendum fault …
22Mendicant Friars — • Members of those religious orders which, originally, by vow of poverty renounced all proprietorship not only individually but also (and in this differing from the monks) in common, relying for support on their own work and on the charity of the …
23Mendicant orders — Mendicant 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. [1913 Webster] {Mendicant orders} (R. C. Ch.), certain monastic orders… …
24Mendicant Ridge — is a ridge in near Crawford, Colorado that is part of the West Elk Mountains. It has an elevation of 11,425 ft (3,482 m)[1] External Links Topographical map References ^ …
25Mendicant orders — For the Stanford University a cappella group, see Mendicants. The mendicant orders are religious orders which depend directly on the charity of the people for their livelihood. In principle, they do not own property, either individually or… …
26mendicant — men|di|cant Mot Agut Adjectiu invariable …
27mendicant — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. beggar, pauper. See poverty. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. panhandler, vagabond, pauper; see beggar 1 , 2 , tramp 1 . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun One who begs habitually or for a living: almsman,… …
28mendicant — men|di|cant [ mendıkənt ] noun VERY FORMAL someone who belongs to a religious group that lives by asking the public for food, money, etc. ╾ men|di|cant adjective …
29mendicant — member of impoverished religious order Ecclesiastical Terms …
30mendicant — men·di·cant || mendɪkÉ™nt n. one who is poor; beggar; cleric who lives by charity adj. of the poor; of a beggar; of or pertaining to one who lives on alms …
