4 July 2018
postulant
[pos-chuh-luh nt]
noun
1. a candidate, especially for admission into a religious order.
2. a person who asks or applies for something.
Origin of postulant
French, Latin
1750-1760; French < Latin postulant- (stem of postulāns), present participle of postulāre to ask for, claim, require
Related forms
postulantship, noun
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Examples from the Web for postulant
Historical Examples
She trembled like a postulant when she wrote the Greek alphabet for the first time.
The Rainbow
D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence
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
Mark concerned himself less with his own reception as a postulant.
The Altar Steps
Compton MacKenzie
One is a postulant for two years at least, often for four; a novice for four.
Les Misrables
Victor Hugo
I was the postulant, dumb before the mysteries; I adored without a thought.
Rest Harrow
Maurice Hewlett
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
No one can become a postulant for admission to the Society until fourteen years old, unless by special dispensation.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 3
Various
Quite often during my postulant period, while I was learning these Latin prayers, I would have to do sewing.
The Demands of Rome
Elizabeth Schoffen
Certainly, after such trials, the postulant is fully informed; nevertheless, his superiors contribute what they know.
The Origins of Contemporary France, Volume 6 (of 6)
Hippolyte A. Taine
Anagram
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Today’s quote
I either have something to learn or something to teach, I don’t believe in accidental meetings.
– Andres Fernandez, The Man Frozen In Time
On this day
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