postulant
/ˈpɒstjʊlənt/
postulant noun: a person seeking admission to a religious order.
Noun
postulant (plural postulants)
- A person seeking admission to a religious order.
- After their six-month postulancies are over and they have mastered all the chants and books of monastic regulations, the postulants are finally ready to ordain as novice monks […]2020, Robert E. Buswell Jr., The Zen Monastic Experience, page 81
- A person who submits a petition for something; a petitioner.
- But when the three postulants returned with Sabine it was clear that the results had been far from satisfactory, perhaps because of the massive potations of the old lady.1985, Lawrence Durrell, Quinx (Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 2004, page 1254
Forms of postulant
| plural | postulants |
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Origin of postulant
From French postulant, present participle of postuler.
Questions about postulant
- What does postulant mean?
- Postulant means a person seeking admission to a religious order.
- What part of speech is postulant?
- Postulant is a noun.
- How do you pronounce postulant?
- Postulant is pronounced /ˈpɒstjʊlənt/ (UK).
- What is the plural of postulant?
- The plural of postulant is postulants.
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