mendicant in Russian
mendicant in Russian is нищенствующий, нищенский, ни́щий — mendicant means a member of a religious order that owns no property and lives on charity, such as a Franciscan or Dominican friar.
mendicant in Russian
нищенствующий
Pronounced: nishchenstvuyushchiy
Depending on alms for a living.
нищенский
Pronounced: nishchenskiy
Of or pertaining to a member of a religious order forbidden to own property, and who must beg for a living.
ни́щий
Pronounced: nishchiy
A pauper who lives by begging.
попроша́йка
Pronounced: poproshayka
A pauper who lives by begging.
нищенствующий мона́х
Pronounced: nishchenstvuyushchiy monakh
A religious friar, forbidden to own personal property, who begs for a living.
What does "mendicant" mean?
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noun A member of a religious order that owns no property and lives on charity, such as a Franciscan or Dominican friar.
"The mendicants arrived barefoot and asked only for bread."
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noun A person who lives by begging.
"Mendicants gathered at the cathedral steps each evening."
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adjective Living on alms, or given to begging.
"He joined a mendicant order in his twenties."
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mendicant in a sentence
- The mendicants arrived barefoot and asked only for bread.
- Buddhist mendicants walk the villages each morning with alms bowls.
- Mendicants gathered at the cathedral steps each evening.
- He joined a mendicant order in his twenties.
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What is "mendicant" in Russian?
"mendicant" in Russian is нищенствующий, нищенский, ни́щий. mendicant means: A member of a religious order that owns no property and lives on charity, such as a Franciscan or Dominican friar.
How do you pronounce нищенствующий?
"mendicant" in Russian is нищенствующий, pronounced "nishchenstvuyushchiy".
How do you use "mendicant" in a sentence?
Example: "The mendicants arrived barefoot and asked only for bread." In Russian, "mendicant" is нищенствующий, нищенский, ни́щий.
Are there other ways to say "mendicant" in Russian?
Yes — Russian has 5 translations listed for "mendicant": нищенствующий, нищенский, ни́щий, попроша́йка, нищенствующий мона́х.
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