postulant

  • 21postulant — postulantship, n. /pos cheuh leuhnt/, n. 1. a candidate, esp. for admission into a religious order. 2. a person who asks or applies for something. [1750 60; < F < L postulant (s. of postulans), prp. of postulare to ask for, claim, require] * * * …

    Universalium

  • 22Postulant —    The canonical name for one who desires to become a Candidate for Holy Orders and whose name is entered by the Bishop upon the list of Postulants, as required by Canon 2, Title I of the Digest. A Postulant having been duly received may&#8230; …

    American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  • 23postulant — pos•tu•lant [[t]ˈpɒs tʃə lənt[/t]] n. 1) a candidate, esp. for admission into a religious order 2) a person who asks or applies for something • Etymology: 1750–60; &LT; F &LT; L postulant (s. of postulāns), prp. of postulāre to ask for, claim,&#8230; …

    From formal English to slang

  • 24postulant — n. a candidate, esp. for admission into a religious order. Etymology: F postulant or L postulans antis (as POSTULATE) …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 25POSTULANT, ANTE — n. Celui, celle qui sollicite qui fait des démarches pour obtenir quelque chose. Il y avait plusieurs postulants pour cette place, pour cet emploi. Il se dit, particulièrement, de Celui ou de celle qui demande à faire son noviciat dans une maison …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 26postulant — noun a) A person who submits a petition; a petitioner b) A person seeking admission to a religious order …

    Wiktionary

  • 27Postulant — Pos|tu|lạnt 〈m. 16〉 1. Bewerber 2. Mitglied eines katholischen Ordens während der Probezeit [&LT;lat. postulans, Part. Präs. zu postulare „fordern“] * * * Pos|tu|lạnt, der; en, en [zu lat. postulans (Gen.: postulantis), 1. Part. von: postulare …

    Universal-Lexikon

  • 28postulant — Synonyms and related words: abbess, abecedarian, alphabetarian, applicant, apprentice, articled clerk, aspirant, beginner, bidder, boot, candidate, canoness, catechumen, claimant, clergywoman, conventual, debutant, entrant, fledgling, freshman,&#8230; …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 29postulant — pos|tu|lant Mot Agut Nom femení …

    Diccionari Català-Català

  • 30postulánt — s. m., pl. postulánţi …

    Romanian orthography