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- DictionaryMen·di·cant/ˈmendək(ə)nt/
adjective
- 1. given to begging.
noun
- 1. a beggar.
: of, relating to, belonging to, or constituting a religious order combining monastic life and outside religious activity and originally owning neither personal nor community property. mendicant friars. Friars should not be confused with monks.
MENDICANT definition: 1. someone, especially a member of a religious group, who lives by asking people they do not know…. Learn more.
noun. a person who lives by begging; beggar. a member of any of several orders of friars that originally forbade ownership of property, subsisting mostly on alms. mendicant. / mɛnˈdɪsɪtɪ; ˈmɛndɪkənt /.
The noun mendicant can also refer to a man belonging to a religious order, such as the Franciscan Friars — who do not own personal property but live together in a monastery and survive off alms donated by others. As an adjective, mendicant describes someone who lives such an existence.
MENDICANT meaning: 1. someone, especially a member of a religious group, who lives by asking people they do not know…. Learn more.
1. Depending on alms for a living; practicing begging. 2. Of or relating to religious orders whose members are forbidden to own property individually or in common and must work or beg for their livings. n. 1. A beggar. 2. A member of a mendicant order.
A mendicant (from Latin: mendicans, "begging") is one who practices mendicancy, relying chiefly or exclusively on alms to survive.
What does the word mendicant mean? There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the word mendicant. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. mendicant has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. Christianity (Middle English) Buddhism (early 1600s) See meaning & use. How common is the word mendicant?
1. begging; practicing begging; living on alms. 2. pertaining to or characteristic of a beggar. noun. 3. a person who lives by begging; beggar. 4. a member of any of several orders of friars that originally forbade ownership of property, subsisting mostly on alms.
Definition of mendicant adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
