postulant
Americannoun
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a candidate, especially for admission into a religious order.
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a person who asks or applies for something.
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of postulant
1750–60; < French < Latin postulant- (stem of postulāns ), present participle of postulāre to ask for, claim, require
Example Sentences
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Said Postulant Marian Mraz, 25, modeling the new outfit: "We'll be right up to date."
From Time Magazine Archive
A Postulant having been duly received may afterwards be recommended by the Standing Committee of the Diocese, to the Bishop for admission as a Candidate for Holy Orders.
From The American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia by Miller, William James
During these wanderings, Pierre noticed that he was spoken of now as the "Seeker," now as the "Sufferer," and now as the "Postulant," to the accompaniment of various knockings with mallets and swords.
From War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo, graf
Ille te mecum locus et beatae Postulant arces, ibi tu calentem Debita sparges lacrima favillam 24 Vatis amici.
From Helps to Latin Translation at Sight by Luce, Edmund
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