postulancyn.

Brit.

/ˈpɒstjᵿlənsi/,

/ˈpɒstʃᵿlənsi/, U.S.

/ˈpɑstʃələnsi/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: postulant n., -ancy suffix.

Etymology: < postulant n.: see -ancy suffix. N.E.D. (1907) gives only the pronunciation (pǫ·stiŭlănsi) /ˈpɒstjʊlənsɪ/.

Christian Church.

The condition of being a postulant, the status of a postulant; the period during which this lasts.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > worship > sacrament > order > ordination > [noun] > condition of being

postulancy1851

1851 Times 17 Mar. 4/4 Is the property to become forfeit to the Crown upon the bare proof of ‘postulancy’ with intention to become a nun?

1855 J. M. Bunkley Testimony Escaped Novice xxiii. 114 The period of postulancy is seldom protracted beyond the space of three months.

1883 P. Schaff et al. Relig. Encycl. II. 1476 Those who would enter either class undergo a postulancy of six months.

1900 Dict. National Biogr. LXI. 56/1 After a month's postulancy he was sent to Compostella, where he was received as a novice.

1951 S. M. Donohoe in Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. (1961) 67 73/2 (title) Changes in personality traits and values of sisters from postulancy through the novitiate and professional life.

1990 R. Graham God's Dominion xvi. 373 I had a tendency to go off on that tangent a hell of a lot during postulancy.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	postulancy
释义	postulancyn. Brit. /ˈpɒstjᵿlənsi/, /ˈpɒstʃᵿlənsi/, U.S. /ˈpɑstʃələnsi/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: postulant n., -ancy suffix. Etymology: < postulant n.: see -ancy suffix. N.E.D. (1907) gives only the pronunciation (pǫ·stiŭlănsi) /ˈpɒstjʊlənsɪ/. Christian Church. The condition of being a postulant, the status of a postulant; the period during which this lasts. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > sacrament > order > ordination > [noun] > condition of being postulancy1851 1851 Times 17 Mar. 4/4 Is the property to become forfeit to the Crown upon the bare proof of ‘postulancy’ with intention to become a nun? 1855 J. M. Bunkley Testimony Escaped Novice xxiii. 114 The period of postulancy is seldom protracted beyond the space of three months. 1883 P. Schaff et al. Relig. Encycl. II. 1476 Those who would enter either class undergo a postulancy of six months. 1900 Dict. National Biogr. LXI. 56/1 After a month's postulancy he was sent to Compostella, where he was received as a novice. 1951 S. M. Donohoe in Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. (1961) 67 73/2 (title) Changes in personality traits and values of sisters from postulancy through the novitiate and professional life. 1990 R. Graham God's Dominion xvi. 373 I had a tendency to go off on that tangent a hell of a lot during postulancy. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1851
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