postulant

Englisch

Etymology

From French postulant, present participle of postuler.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɒstjʊlənt/

Nomen

postulant (plural postulants)

1. (Christianity) A person seeking admission to a religious order
2. A person who submits a petition for something; a petitioner.
   • 1985, Lawrence Durrell, Quinx, Faber & Faber 2004 (Avignon Quintet), p. 1254:

     But when the three postulants returned with Sabine it was clear that the results had been far from satisfactory, perhaps because of the massive potations of the old lady.

Anagrams

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Catalan

Verb

postulant

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌpɔs.tyˈlɑnt/

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Nomen

postulant m (plural postulanten)

1. (religion) postulant

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔs.ty.lɑ̃/

Nomen

postulant m (plural postulants, feminine postulante)

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Verb

postulant

1. present participle of postuler

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Latin

Verb

(deprecated template usage) postulant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of postulō

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔsˈtu.lant/

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Nomen

postulant m pers (female equivalent postulantka)

1. (religion) postulant

Declension

Declension of postulant

	singular	plural
nominative	postulant	postulanci/postulanty (deprecative)
genitive	postulanta	postulantów
dative	postulantowi	postulantom
accusative	postulanta	postulantów
instrumental	postulantem	postulantami
locative	postulancie	postulantach
vocative	postulancie	postulanci

Further reading

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Romanian

Nomen

postulant m (plural postulanți)

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