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mendicant

[men-di-kuhnt] / ˈmɛn dɪ kənt /
NOUN
beggar
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The Order of the Hermits of St Augustine was established in 1256 when the papacy объединed several hermit groups from central Italy into a single mendicant order.

From Science Daily Feb. 2, 2026

Joining the Order of Saint Augustine, a mendicant order of the Catholic Church, Mendel was able to spend his life as a monk and therefore not have to worry about his livelihood.

From Salon Jun. 6, 2023

Clare doesn’t understand why this son of a silk merchant is wandering around like a nutty mendicant, but she recognizes what they have in common and suspects he has much to teach her.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 3, 2021

It is a mendicant reduced to hoping to “extend and pretend” forever.

From Washington Post Jun. 19, 2015

Then they set out upon the road again, slumped and cowled and shivering in their rags like mendicant friars sent forth to find their keep.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy




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