postulate /posˈtū-lāt/

1. To claim
2. To take for granted, assume
3. To assume as a possible or legitimate operation without preliminary construction (geometry)
4. To nominate, subject to sanction of ecclesiastical authority

To make demands

1. That which is postulated
2. A stipulation
3. An assumption
4. A fundamental principle
5. A position assumed as self-evident
6. An operation whose possibility is assumed (geometry)
7. An axiom (geometry)
8. A necessary condition
9. A person nominated to a benefice by the king, pending the Pope's consent (Scot hist)

posˈtulancy noun

The state or period of being a postulant

posˈtulant noun

1. A petitioner
2. A candidate, esp for holy orders or admission to a religious community

postulāˈtion noun

postulāˈtional adjective

postulāˈtionally adverb

posˈtulator noun (religion; RC)

The presenter of a case for beatification or canonization

posˈtulatory adjective

1. Supplicatory
2. Assuming or assumed as a postulate

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