Synonyms of the word

mendicant

• adj. Depending on alms for a living.
• adj. Of or pertaining to a beggar.
• adj. Of or pertaining to a member of a religious order forbidden to own property, and who must beg for a living.
• n. A pauper who lives by begging.
• n. A religious friar, forbidden to own personal property, who begs for a living.

beggar

• n. A person who begs.
• n. A person suffering from extreme poverty.
• v. (transitive) To make a beggar of someone; impoverish.
• v. (transitive) To exhaust the resources of; to outdo.

beseeching

• v. present participle of beseech.
• n. A heartfelt plea.

friar

• n. A member of a mendicant Christian order such as the Augustinians, Carmelites (white friars), Franciscans…
• n. (printing, dated) A white or pale patch on a printed page.
• n. An American fish, the silverside.

pauper

• n. One who is extremely poor.
• n. One living on or eligible for public charity.

religious

• adj. Concerning religion.
• adj. Committed to the practice of religion.
• adj. Highly dedicated, as one would be to a religion.
• n. A member of a religious order, i.e. a monk or nun.