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men·di·cant
/ˈmɛndɪkənt/
(
a
.)行乞的,托缽的,化緣的乞丐,乞討,托缽僧
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Men·di·cant
a.
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
.
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Men·di·cant
,
n.
A
beggar
;
esp
.,
one
who
makes
a
business
of
begging
;
specifically
,
a
begging
friar
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
mendicant
adj
:
practicing
beggary
; "
mendicant
friars
"
n
1:
a
male
member
of
a
religious
order
that
originally
relied
soley
on
alms
[
syn
:
friar
]
2:
a
pauper
who
lives
by
begging
[
syn
:
beggar
]
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