postulantn.

Brit.

/ˈpɒstjᵿlənt/,

/ˈpɒstjᵿln̩t/,

/ˈpɒstʃᵿlənt/,

/ˈpɒstʃᵿln̩t/, U.S.

/ˈpɑstʃələnt/

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French postulant.

Etymology: < French postulant person who asks or petitions for something (1495 in Middle French), candidate for admission into a religious order (second half of the 17th cent.), use as noun of present participle of postuler (see postule v.; compare -ant suffix¹). Compare classical Latin postulant- , postulāns person who asks for something, use as noun of present participle of postulāre to demand (see postulate v.). Compare also Spanish postulante applicant, petitioner (1569), Italian postulante (1640). N.E.D. (1907) gives only the pronunciation (pǫ·stiŭlănt) /ˈpɒstjʊlənt/.

1. Christian Church. A candidate for admission into a religious order.The status of postulant usually precedes that of novice (see novice n. 2a), although the terms are occasionally used synonymously.

ΚΠ

1721 in Publ. Catholic Rec. Soc. 8 (1910) ii. 282 She shall then be receiv'd into the house as a Postulant for two or three months.

1767 Ann. Reg. 1766 Characters 28/1 There were many postulants for the abbey of Anchin.

1824 N. Amer. Rev. Jan. 176 In New Orleans there is a convent of Ursuline nuns, of ancient and affluent endowment, containing fifteen or sixteen professed nuns, and a number of novices and postulants.

1845 J. Lingard Hist. & Antiq. Anglo-Saxon Church (ed. 3) I. iv. 147 The age at which the postulant might be admitted [i.e. into holy orders].

1876 C. M. Davies Unorthodox London (rev. ed.) 220 The public reception of a postulant into the order of ‘Our Lady of Mercy’.

1935 Amer. Mercury Feb. 176/2 Six postulants dressed in bridal garments, each attended by a bridesmaid and a trainbearer..were led down the aisle by a maid of honor.

1957 F. L. Cross Oxf. Dict. Christian Church 968/2 Usually admission to the novitiate takes place only after a period already spent as a postulant.

1993 Matrix (Ste-Anne de Bellevue, Quebec) Fall 25/1 Reverend Mother Augustine will survey the beaming healthy faces of these young postulants and novices.

2. gen. A person who asks or petitions for something; a candidate for appointment to an honour, office, position, etc. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > request > one who requests > [noun] > one who petitions or appeals

beseecher1382

petitioner1414

suitor1414

orator1417

suppliantc1422

supplicant1475

soliciter1536

solicitor1551

oratricle1574

pleader1584

supplicationer1585

beggar1589

incaller?1591

supplicator1593

petitor1596

beadsman1600

impetrator1605

implorer1611

imploratora1616

replicant1622

invokera1649

prostrate1648

deprecator1656

appellant1704

memorialist1706

applicationer1710

postulant1733

invocant1751

solicitant1821

petitionist1822

memorializer1859

society > faith > worship > sacrament > order > ordination > [noun] > candidate for

intrant1628

probationer1645

postulant1733

ordinand1842

si quis1864

1733 tr. Ceremonies & Relig. Customs Var. Nations I. 394 Two small Barrels..both of them having his Holiness's Arms at the Bottom, and those of the Postulants for Canonization.

1759 Ld. Chesterfield Let. 2 Feb. (1932) (modernized text) V. 2338 That he will have one [sc. a garter] is very certain; but when,..is very uncertain; all the other postulants wanting to be dubbed at the same time.

1841 N. Amer. Rev. Jan. 231 A premium for temperance might be established..proportioned to the period during which..the postulants have inflexibly held firm to the pledge.

1873 F. Hall Mod. Eng. iv. 98 Words..often answering to calls too subtile for analysis, are constantly presenting themselves as postulants for recognition.

1960 S. Becker tr. A. Schwarz-Bart Last of Just (1961) viii. 404 Ernie paid a discreet visit to the secretariat, where he found a dozen postulants like himself, only female.

1990 L. Sykes Proportional Representation (BNC) 25 Occasionally a party is defied, and a rejected and disgruntled postulant insists on standing as an independent.

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

单词	postulant
释义	postulantn. Brit. /ˈpɒstjᵿlənt/, /ˈpɒstjᵿln̩t/, /ˈpɒstʃᵿlənt/, /ˈpɒstʃᵿln̩t/, U.S. /ˈpɑstʃələnt/ Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French postulant. Etymology: < French postulant person who asks or petitions for something (1495 in Middle French), candidate for admission into a religious order (second half of the 17th cent.), use as noun of present participle of postuler (see postule v.; compare -ant suffix¹). Compare classical Latin postulant- , postulāns person who asks for something, use as noun of present participle of postulāre to demand (see postulate v.). Compare also Spanish postulante applicant, petitioner (1569), Italian postulante (1640). N.E.D. (1907) gives only the pronunciation (pǫ·stiŭlănt) /ˈpɒstjʊlənt/. 1. Christian Church. A candidate for admission into a religious order.The status of postulant usually precedes that of novice (see novice n. 2a), although the terms are occasionally used synonymously. ΚΠ 1721 in Publ. Catholic Rec. Soc. 8 (1910) ii. 282 She shall then be receiv'd into the house as a Postulant for two or three months. 1767 Ann. Reg. 1766 Characters 28/1 There were many postulants for the abbey of Anchin. 1824 N. Amer. Rev. Jan. 176 In New Orleans there is a convent of Ursuline nuns, of ancient and affluent endowment, containing fifteen or sixteen professed nuns, and a number of novices and postulants. 1845 J. Lingard Hist. & Antiq. Anglo-Saxon Church (ed. 3) I. iv. 147 The age at which the postulant might be admitted [i.e. into holy orders]. 1876 C. M. Davies Unorthodox London (rev. ed.) 220 The public reception of a postulant into the order of ‘Our Lady of Mercy’. 1935 Amer. Mercury Feb. 176/2 Six postulants dressed in bridal garments, each attended by a bridesmaid and a trainbearer..were led down the aisle by a maid of honor. 1957 F. L. Cross Oxf. Dict. Christian Church 968/2 Usually admission to the novitiate takes place only after a period already spent as a postulant. 1993 Matrix (Ste-Anne de Bellevue, Quebec) Fall 25/1 Reverend Mother Augustine will survey the beaming healthy faces of these young postulants and novices. 2. gen. A person who asks or petitions for something; a candidate for appointment to an honour, office, position, etc. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > request > one who requests > [noun] > one who petitions or appeals beseecher1382 petitioner1414 suitor1414 orator1417 suppliantc1422 supplicant1475 soliciter1536 solicitor1551 oratricle1574 pleader1584 supplicationer1585 beggar1589 incaller?1591 supplicator1593 petitor1596 beadsman1600 impetrator1605 implorer1611 imploratora1616 replicant1622 invokera1649 prostrate1648 deprecator1656 appellant1704 memorialist1706 applicationer1710 postulant1733 invocant1751 solicitant1821 petitionist1822 memorializer1859 society > faith > worship > sacrament > order > ordination > [noun] > candidate for intrant1628 probationer1645 postulant1733 ordinand1842 si quis1864 1733 tr. Ceremonies & Relig. Customs Var. Nations I. 394 Two small Barrels..both of them having his Holiness's Arms at the Bottom, and those of the Postulants for Canonization. 1759 Ld. Chesterfield Let. 2 Feb. (1932) (modernized text) V. 2338 That he will have one [sc. a garter] is very certain; but when,..is very uncertain; all the other postulants wanting to be dubbed at the same time. 1841 N. Amer. Rev. Jan. 231 A premium for temperance might be established..proportioned to the period during which..the postulants have inflexibly held firm to the pledge. 1873 F. Hall Mod. Eng. iv. 98 Words..often answering to calls too subtile for analysis, are constantly presenting themselves as postulants for recognition. 1960 S. Becker tr. A. Schwarz-Bart Last of Just (1961) viii. 404 Ernie paid a discreet visit to the secretariat, where he found a dozen postulants like himself, only female. 1990 L. Sykes Proportional Representation (BNC) 25 Occasionally a party is defied, and a rejected and disgruntled postulant insists on standing as an independent. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1721
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