mendicant

Example Sentences

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An internationally famous leader who lived a mendicant’s life.

From Los Angeles Times

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

The friend began to hand a few coins to the mendicant, but the revolutionary stopped him, exclaiming: “Don’t delay the revolution!”

From Washington Post

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

I dared to put off the mendicant—to resume my natural manner and character.

From Literature