postulator
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of postulator
First recorded in 1860–65, postulator is from the Latin word postulātor claimant. See postulate, -tor
Example Sentences
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It took 60 years but a postulator from the Vatican finally came to Richard, a lonesome patch of boggy farmland in southern Louisiana’s rice belt, last December.
From New York Times ● Dec. 20, 2022
Falasca, who was the deputy postulator, or promoter, of the sainthood cause, said he was being beatified not because of what he did as pope but the way he lived his life.
From Reuters ● Sep. 4, 2022
She happened upon this privilege by virtue of her role: She is the vice postulator for John Paul I’s sainthood.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 7, 2021
It takes a special person,” said Marcham, who has been at the forefront of the canonization effort for the past decade as vice postulator for Peyton’s cause.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 3, 2018
The postulator, who is the mandatory of a diocese or ecclesiastical commonalty, is the solicitor.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" by Various
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