a. [ L. mendicans, -antis, p. pr. of mendicare to beg, fr. mendicus beggar, indigent. ] Practicing beggary; begging; living on alms; as, mendicant friars. [ 1913 Webster ]

Mendicant orders (R. C. Ch.), certain monastic orders which are forbidden to acquire landed property and are required to be supported by alms, esp. the Franciscans, the Dominicans, the Carmelites, and the Augustinians. [ 1913 Webster ]

Mendicant

n. A beggar; esp., one who makes a business of begging; specifically, a begging friar. [ 1913 Webster ]

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托钵修会

[托钵修会 / 托鉢修會, tuō bō xiū huì, ㄊㄨㄛㄅㄛㄒㄧㄡㄏㄨㄟˋ]mendicant religious order in catholicism; Franciscan order[Add to Longdo]

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薦僧;菰僧

[こもそう;こもぞう, komosou ; komozou](n) (arch) (See 虚無僧) mendicant Zen priest of the Fuke sect[Add to Longdo]

托鉢修道会

[たくはつしゅうどうかい, takuhatsushuudoukai](n) mendicant orders[Add to Longdo]

托鉢僧

[たくはつぞう, takuhatsuzou](n) { Buddh } mendicant priest[Add to Longdo]

鉄鉢

[てっぱち, teppachi](n) mendicant priest's begging bowl[Add to Longdo]

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