mendicant — meaning in English

English meaning

• beggar noun A person who lives by asking others for money or food.
• mendicant noun A member of a religious order that owns no property and lives on charity, such as a Franciscan or Dominican friar.

Senses

mendicant is used for these senses in English:

• beggar A person who begs.
• mendicant Of or pertaining to a member of a religious order forbidden to own property, and who must beg for a living.
• mendicant A religious friar, forbidden to own personal property, who begs for a living.

beggar — full definition

1. noun A person who lives by asking others for money or food.
2. verb To reduce someone to poverty, or to go far beyond what words or resources can describe or provide.

mendicant — full definition

1. noun A member of a religious order that owns no property and lives on charity, such as a Franciscan or Dominican friar.
2. noun A person who lives by begging.
3. adjective Living on alms, or given to begging.

Related Catalan words