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BEDESMAN (beadsmen)
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Irregular inflected form: beadsmen
Dictionary entry overview: What does bedesman mean?
• BEDESMAN (noun)
The noun BEDESMAN has 1 sense:
1. a person who is paid to pray for the soul of another
Familiarity information: BEDESMAN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person who is paid to pray for the soul of another
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
beadsman; bedesman
Hypernyms ("bedesman" is a kind of...):
prayer; supplicant (someone who prays to God)
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