What is another word for bedesman?

Pronunciation: [bɪdˈɛsmən] (IPA)

The term "bedesman" can be used as a synonym for a beggar who seeks alms, especially one who prays for the benefactor, or for a religious devotee engaged in praying or reciting prayers. However, there are several other terms that can be used as synonyms for bedesman, including mendicant, supplicant, petitioners, or even a pauper. These terms all carry slightly different connotations, ranging from a purely religious meaning to a more secular one, but they all relate to the concept of someone who is seeking assistance or aid through prayer or supplication. Regardless of the term used, it is clear that the role of a bedesman puts a great deal of faith in the power of prayer to change the course of events in their favor.

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What are the hypernyms for Bedesman?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Bedesman

Let Thy pity curb Thy justice; be unjust, forgive me; receive Thy poor bedesman for communion, the poor in spirit!"
"En Route"
J.-K. (Joris-Karl) Huysmans
Stow had died in great poverty, and indeed had been for many years a licensed beggar or bedesman; but in his youth he had been enabled by Parker's protection to make a good collection out of the spoils of the Abbeys; during the Elizabethan persecution he was nearly convicted of treason for being in possession of remnants of Popery, and found it very hard to convince the stern inquisitor that he was only a harmless antiquary.
"The Great Book-Collectors"
Charles Isaac Elton and Mary Augusta Elton
You shall go into old Dobson's house at once, as a kind of probationary bedesman.
"Sylvia's Lovers -- Complete"
Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell

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