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单词 postulator
释义

postulator

[ pos-chuh-ley-ter ]
/ ˈpɒs tʃəˌleɪ tər /

noun Roman Catholic Church.

a priest who presents a plea for a beatification or the canonization of a beatus.Compare devil's advocate (def. 2).

Origin of postulator

First recorded in 1860–65, postulator is from the Latin word postulātor claimant. See postulate, -tor

Words nearby postulator

post-truth, posttyphoid, postulancy, postulant, postulate, postulator, postural, postural contraction, postural drainage, postural hypotension, postural position
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Example sentences from the Web for postulator

  • In the more agreeable rle of Postulator, I may add that this charge against Hudson—while not disproved—is not sustained.

    Henry Hudson|Thomas A. Janvier
  • The postulator, who is the mandatory of a diocese or ecclesiastical commonalty, is the solicitor.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2|Various

British Dictionary definitions for postulator

postulator
/ (ˈpɒstjʊˌleɪtə) /

noun

RC Church a person, usually a priest, deputed to prepare and present a plea for the beatification or canonization of some deceased person
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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