Synonyms of mendicant

mendicant 1 of 2

noun

as in beggar

a person who lives by public begging

those wretched mendicants on the streets of Calcutta

Synonyms & Similar Words

• beggar
• panhandler
• hobo
• pauper
• drifter
• waif
• urchin
• vagabond
• miserable
• bum
• bohemian
• vagrant
• parasite
• tramp
• guttersnipe
• dependent
• sponge
• clochard
• sponger
• cadger
• idler
• leech
• hanger-on
• derelict
• moocher
• deadbeat
• bludger
• schnorrer
• ne'er-do-well

mendicant

2 of 2

adjective

as in monastic

Synonyms & Similar Words

• monastic
• conventual
• rabbinical
• religious
• divine
• sacramental
• ecclesiastic
• ecclesiastical
• rabbinic
• holy
• apostolic
• papal
• episcopal
• missionary
• monachal
• evangelical
• caliphal
• pontifical
• churchly
• clerical
• canonical
• patriarchal
• evangelic
• priestly
• diocesan
• diaconal
• ministerial
• sacerdotal
• pastoral
• clerkly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• secular
• lay
• temporal
• nonclerical