postulatoryadj.

Brit.

/ˈpɒstjᵿlət(ə)ri/,

/ˈpɒstʃᵿlət(ə)ri/, U.S.

/ˈpɑstʃələˌtɔri/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin postulātōrius.

Etymology: < classical Latin postulātōrius making a request, supplicatory < postulāt- , past participial stem of postulāre (see postulate v.) + -ōrius -ory suffix². Compare French postulatoire (1552 in Middle French). N.E.D. (1907) gives only the pronunciation (pǫ·stiŭlătəri) /ˈpɒstjʊlətərɪ/.

1. Making a request, supplicatory; of the nature of or supporting a plea.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > request > [adjective] > requesting or petitioning

askingOE

petitor1453

supplicatoryc1475

suppliant1550

entreating1566

placitatory1569

petitory1576

supplicant1577

suing1581

pleading1594

entreatful1596

conjuring1597

entreative1598

supplicative1601

petitionary1604

precatory1610

supplicating1612

petitioning1615

postulatorya1631

eucticala1638

obsecratory1645

placitory1651

imploring1655

precative1662

beseeching1704

obsecrationary1829

imploratory1832

suppliant-like1837

solicitive1865

solicitant1886

a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1959) V. 338 The whole prayer is either Deprecatory..or Postulatory. Something David would have forborne, and something done.

1647 Earl of Clarendon Contempl. Psalms in Tracts (1727) 392 He easily recovers the courage to turn that deprecatory prayer into a postulatory one.

1878 Catholic World Aug. 625/1 In view of the postulatory letters of a great number of cardinals of the holy Roman Church [etc.].

2002 BusinessWorld (Philippines) (Nexis) 4 Oct. After the death of Msgr. Escriva de Balaguer on June 26, 1975, the Postulation for the Cause of his beatification and canonization received many testimonies and postulatory letters from people all over the world.

2. Of the nature of an assumption, presupposition, or axiom; hypothetical.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > speculation > hypothesis > [adjective]

hypothetical1617

postulary1637

postulatory1646

conditionary1665

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica ii. vi. 93 [He] may easily perceive in very many, the semblance is but postulatory, and must have a more assimilating phancy then mine to make good many thereof.

1853 G. Johnston Terra Lindisfarnensis I. 131 The resemblance between the plant and the picture of the artist is somewhat postulatory.

1906 Mind 15 89 All truth is in the end postulatory.

1939 Jrnl. Philos. 36 413 He expressly asserts the first two of the five propositions which the present essay suggests for postulatory status.

1991 Univ. Maryland Graduate School Catal. 1991–3 57/1 The postulatory basis of quantum mechanics, approximate methods, vibrational, rotational, electronic, nuclear magnetic and electron spin spectroscopy.

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

单词	postulatory
释义	postulatoryadj. Brit. /ˈpɒstjᵿlət(ə)ri/, /ˈpɒstʃᵿlət(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˈpɑstʃələˌtɔri/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin postulātōrius. Etymology: < classical Latin postulātōrius making a request, supplicatory < postulāt- , past participial stem of postulāre (see postulate v.) + -ōrius -ory suffix². Compare French postulatoire (1552 in Middle French). N.E.D. (1907) gives only the pronunciation (pǫ·stiŭlătəri) /ˈpɒstjʊlətərɪ/. 1. Making a request, supplicatory; of the nature of or supporting a plea. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > request > [adjective] > requesting or petitioning askingOE petitor1453 supplicatoryc1475 suppliant1550 entreating1566 placitatory1569 petitory1576 supplicant1577 suing1581 pleading1594 entreatful1596 conjuring1597 entreative1598 supplicative1601 petitionary1604 precatory1610 supplicating1612 petitioning1615 postulatorya1631 eucticala1638 obsecratory1645 placitory1651 imploring1655 precative1662 beseeching1704 obsecrationary1829 imploratory1832 suppliant-like1837 solicitive1865 solicitant1886 a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1959) V. 338 The whole prayer is either Deprecatory..or Postulatory. Something David would have forborne, and something done. 1647 Earl of Clarendon Contempl. Psalms in Tracts (1727) 392 He easily recovers the courage to turn that deprecatory prayer into a postulatory one. 1878 Catholic World Aug. 625/1 In view of the postulatory letters of a great number of cardinals of the holy Roman Church [etc.]. 2002 BusinessWorld (Philippines) (Nexis) 4 Oct. After the death of Msgr. Escriva de Balaguer on June 26, 1975, the Postulation for the Cause of his beatification and canonization received many testimonies and postulatory letters from people all over the world. 2. Of the nature of an assumption, presupposition, or axiom; hypothetical. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > speculation > hypothesis > [adjective] hypothetical1617 postulary1637 postulatory1646 conditionary1665 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica ii. vi. 93 [He] may easily perceive in very many, the semblance is but postulatory, and must have a more assimilating phancy then mine to make good many thereof. View more context for this quotation 1853 G. Johnston Terra Lindisfarnensis I. 131 The resemblance between the plant and the picture of the artist is somewhat postulatory. 1906 Mind 15 89 All truth is in the end postulatory. 1939 Jrnl. Philos. 36 413 He expressly asserts the first two of the five propositions which the present essay suggests for postulatory status. 1991 Univ. Maryland Graduate School Catal. 1991–3 57/1 The postulatory basis of quantum mechanics, approximate methods, vibrational, rotational, electronic, nuclear magnetic and electron spin spectroscopy. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1631
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