postulant

[ pos-chuh-luh nt ]

/ ˈpɒs tʃə lənt /

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noun

a candidate, especially for admission into a religious order.

a person who asks or applies for something.

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Origin of postulant

1750–60; < French < Latin postulant- (stem of postulāns), present participle of postulāre to ask for, claim, require

Examples from the Web for postulant

One is a postulant for two years at least, often for four; a novice for four.
Les Misrables|Victor Hugo
The postulant, after receiving these three ordinations, becomes a full monk or Ho-shang and takes a new name.
Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 (of 3)|Charles Eliot
But professions were often written by others, and the postulant only put his or her cross.
Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535|Eileen Edna Power
There are degrees in the struggle for saintliness; the journalist was but a postulant.
When It Was Dark|Guy Thorne

"But Juanita is not a postulant," said Sarrion, with a laugh.
The Velvet Glove|Henry Seton Merriman

British Dictionary definitions for postulant

postulant

/ (ˈpɒstjʊlənt) /

noun

a person who makes a request or application, esp a candidate for admission to a religious order

Derived forms of postulant

postulancy or postulantship, noun

Word Origin for postulant

C18: from Latin postulāns asking, from postulāre to ask, demand

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