| mendicant | | |
| n. (person) | 1. friar, mendicant | a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms. |
| ~ religious | a member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience. |
| ~ carmelite, white friar | a Roman Catholic friar wearing the white cloak of the Carmelite order; mendicant preachers. |
| ~ black friar, blackfriar, dominican, friar preacher | a Roman Catholic friar wearing the black mantle of the Dominican order. |
| ~ franciscan, grey friar | a Roman Catholic friar wearing the grey habit of the Franciscan order. |
| ~ augustinian | a Roman Catholic friar or monk belonging to one of the Augustinian monastic orders. |
| n. (person) | 2. beggar, mendicant | a pauper who lives by begging. |
| ~ beggarman | a man who is a beggar. |
| ~ beggarwoman | a woman who is a beggar. |
| ~ lazarus | the diseased beggar in Jesus' parable of the rich man and the beggar. |
| ~ cadger, mooch, moocher, scrounger | someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free). |
| ~ panhandler | a beggar who approaches strangers asking for money. |
| ~ pauper | a person who is very poor. |
| ~ sannyasi, sannyasin, sanyasi | a Hindu religious mendicant. |
| adj. | 3. mendicant | practicing beggary.; "mendicant friars" |
| ~ beseeching, imploring, pleading | begging. |
| limo | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. limo, limousine | large luxurious car; usually driven by a chauffeur. |
| ~ berlin | a limousine with a glass partition between the front and back seats. |
| ~ auto, automobile, car, motorcar, machine | a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine.; "he needs a car to get to work" |
| handout | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. handout, press release, release | an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation. |
| ~ promulgation, announcement | a public statement containing information about an event that has happened or is going to happen.; "the announcement appeared in the local newspaper"; "the promulgation was written in English" |
| n. (act) | 2. handout | giving money or food or clothing to a needy person. |
| ~ charity | an activity or gift that benefits the public at large. |
| donate | | |
| v. (possession) | 1. donate | give to a charity or good cause.; "I donated blood to the Red Cross for the victims of the earthquake"; "donate money to the orphanage"; "She donates to her favorite charity every month" |
| ~ gift, present, give | give as a present; make a gift of.; "What will you give her for her birthday?" |
| ~ pledge, subscribe | pay (an amount of money) as a contribution to a charity or service, especially at regular intervals.; "I pledged $10 a month to my favorite radio station" |
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