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supplicant vs bedesman

bedesman vs supplicant

supplicant and bedesman both are nouns.

supplicant is an adjective but bedesman is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
supplicant Yes Yes No No
bedesman Yes No No No
As nouns, bedesman is a hyponym of supplicant; that is, bedesman is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than supplicant:
  • supplicant: someone who prays to God
  • bedesman: a person who is paid to pray for the soul of another
Other hyponyms of supplicant include beadsman.
supplicant (noun) bedesman (noun)
one praying humbly for something a person who is paid to pray for the soul of another
someone who prays to God
supplicant (adjective) bedesman (adjective)
humbly entreating
Difference between supplicant and bedesman

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