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2. mendicant
noun. a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms.
Synonyms
Etymology
- mendicans (Latin)
Sentences with mendicant
1. Noun, singular or mass
The Carmelite order for example, also known as Order of the Brothers of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, is one of the orders that fall under mendicant.
2. Adjective
The mendicant type of nuns support themselves off of alms but do not necessarily live at a convent or monastery.
