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Postulant (Noun)

Meaning

One submitting a request or application especially one seeking admission into a religious order.

Classification

Nouns denoting people.

Examples

  • The young woman, eager to dedicate her life to serving others, submitted her application as a postulant to the convent.
  • After months of discernment, he decided to become a postulant with the Franciscan order, seeking a life of simplicity and devotion.
  • As a postulant, she was required to live with the community for a year before being considered for full membership.
  • The postulant was nervous but excited as she began her novitiate, the first step towards becoming a nun.
  • The monastery received many applications from postulants each year, but only a select few were chosen to continue on the path to monastic life.

Hypernyms

  • Requester
  • Supplicant
  • Suppliant
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