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Bettelmönch — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • mendicant noun A member of a religious order that owns no property and lives on charity, such as a Franciscan or Dominican friar.

Senses

Bettelmönch is used for these senses in English:

  • mendicant A religious friar, forbidden to own personal property, who begs for a living.

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 German words