supplicant
One who implores
A supplicant is someone who asks humbly and earnestly, typically from a position of powerlessness.
The word suggests kneeling, bowing, or otherwise physically demonstrating deference: The supplicants waited outside the temple.
It appears in religious contexts (petitioning God or priests) and secular ones (seeking favor from those in authority).
The adjective supplicant describes this posture of humble entreaty.
Earnest, urgent request
- appealFormal review request
- beggingEarnest desperate requesting
- imploringUrgently requesting with emotion
- beseechingUrgently pleading for something
petition · solicitation · importuning · groveling · desperate · urgent · fervent · tear-stained
Humbly unassertive
- submissiveReadily yielding to control
- deferentialShowing humble submission
- lowlyModest in status
- bowingBending forward in deference
kneeling · prostrate · obsequious · self-abasing · contrite · repentant · remorseful · unworthy
Given to worship
- worshiperOne who reveres deeply
- penitentOne showing remorse
- pilgrimReligious journey-taker
- devoteeZealous admirer or follower
kneeling · prostrate · beseeching · altar · confession · absolution · clergy · monk
entreaty
Earnest, urgent request
- appealFormal review request
- beggingEarnest desperate requesting
- imploringUrgently requesting with emotion
beseeching · petition · solicitation · importuning · groveling · desperate · urgent · fervent · tear-stained · mercy
meek
Humbly unassertive
- submissiveReadily yielding to control
- deferentialShowing humble submission
- lowlyModest in status
bowing · kneeling · prostrate · obsequious · self-abasing · contrite · repentant · remorseful · unworthy · servile
prayerful
Given to worship
devotee · kneeling · prostrate · beseeching · altar · confession · absolution · clergy · monk · nun
applicant
One who formally requests
plaintiff · litigant · solicitor · lobbyist · advocate · intercessor · mediator · emissary · envoy · delegation
- believersbeliever, believers, adherent, devotee, theist
- petitionersplaintiff, appellant, claimant, applicant, complainant
- requestersrequester, asker, askers, seeker, seekers
- ritual rolesacolyte, altar server, celebrant, officiant, high priest
- devoteesdevotee, devotees, adherent, adherents, follower
- mediatorsmediator, mediators, arbitrator, arbitrators, negotiator
supplicantgrantor
One who transfers rights
benefactor · patron · sovereign · ruler · authority
supplication, supplicate, supplicating, supplicants, supplications, supplicated, supplicates, supplicatory