Breadcrumb Home > Thesaurus > M Synonyms of mendicant Find synonyms for: Noun 1. friar, mendicant, religious usage: a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms 2. beggar, mendicant, pauper usage: a pauper who lives by begging Adjective 1. mendicant, beseeching (vs. imperative), pleading, imploring usage: practicing beggary; "mendicant friars" WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.Definition and meaning of mendicant (Dictionary) TrendingHere are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about. Jewish Holidays, 2010-2030 (A.M. 5770-5791) Western Christian Holidays, 2010-2030 12 Steps to a New Year New Year's Resolution to Slim Down? Martin Luther King Speeches Books of the Bible: Old Testament Books in Order ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: picaresque Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language