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supplicant
someone who asks or prays for something humbly and earnestly
Despite their prayers for rain, the supplicants were criticized by the pastor because no one had brought along an umbrella.
Related English words: suppliant (supplicant), supplicate, supplication
Latin root words: supplico, sipplicare, supplicavi, supplicatus - to implore, beseech; supplicatio, supplicationis, f. - solemn entreaty or thanksgiving; plico, plicare, plicavi, plicatus - to fold
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