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.