postulant
a candidate, especially for admission into a religious order.
a person who asks or applies for something.
Origin of postulant
1Other words from postulant
- pos·tu·lant·ship, noun
Words Nearby postulant
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How to use postulant in a sentence
He spoke to the postulant alone, praising the august and humble life of the cloister.
En Route | J.-K. (Joris-Karl) HuysmansJephthah regarded his postulant daughter-in-law from under lowered, bushy brows.
Judith of the Cumberlands | Alice MacGowanThere are degrees in the struggle for saintliness; the journalist was but a postulant.
When It Was Dark | Guy ThorneThe ministrant addressed the postulant, “Brother, dost thou wish to give thyself to our faith?”
A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I | Henry Charles LeaLupo agnum eripere postulant—They insist on snatching the lamb from the wolf.
British Dictionary definitions for postulant
/ (ˈpɒstjʊlənt) /
a person who makes a request or application, esp a candidate for admission to a religious order
Origin of postulant
1Derived forms of postulant
- postulancy or postulantship, noun
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