Definition of postulant in English:

postulant

noun ˈpɒstjʊl(ə)ntˈpɑstʃələnt

A candidate, especially one seeking admission into a religious order.
（宗教职位的）见习候补人
Example sentencesExamples
- On entering the order, postulants spend much of the first year in Killarney, with periods in the Franciscans' base in Osterley in England.
- So there are hundreds or even thousands of postulants, novices, seminarians, active priests, and retired priests who live, work, or hang out at American seminaries.
- To become a Theravadin monk a postulant shaves his head and beard and adopts the yellow robes of the monk.
- The discussion concerns postulants and candidates for holy orders, more particularly those who aspire to ordained ministry as vocational or permanent deacons.
- In order to be accepted as a postulant in a religious community, I must be free of all financial obligations.
Synonyms
novice, starter, learner, student, pupil, trainee, apprentice, probationer

Origin

Mid 18th century: from French postulant or Latin postulant- 'asking', from the verb postulare (see postulate).

Definition of postulant in US English:

postulant

nounˈpɑstʃələntˈpäsCHələnt

A candidate, especially one seeking admission into a religious order.
（宗教职位的）见习候补人
Example sentencesExamples
- The discussion concerns postulants and candidates for holy orders, more particularly those who aspire to ordained ministry as vocational or permanent deacons.
- On entering the order, postulants spend much of the first year in Killarney, with periods in the Franciscans' base in Osterley in England.
- In order to be accepted as a postulant in a religious community, I must be free of all financial obligations.
- To become a Theravadin monk a postulant shaves his head and beard and adopts the yellow robes of the monk.
- So there are hundreds or even thousands of postulants, novices, seminarians, active priests, and retired priests who live, work, or hang out at American seminaries.
Synonyms
novice, starter, learner, student, pupil, trainee, apprentice, probationer

Origin

Mid 18th century: from French postulant or Latin postulant- ‘asking’, from the verb postulare (see postulate).

词汇	postulant
释义	Definition of postulant in English: postulant noun ˈpɒstjʊl(ə)ntˈpɑstʃələnt A candidate, especially one seeking admission into a religious order. （宗教职位的）见习候补人 Example sentencesExamples On entering the order, postulants spend much of the first year in Killarney, with periods in the Franciscans' base in Osterley in England. So there are hundreds or even thousands of postulants, novices, seminarians, active priests, and retired priests who live, work, or hang out at American seminaries. To become a Theravadin monk a postulant shaves his head and beard and adopts the yellow robes of the monk. The discussion concerns postulants and candidates for holy orders, more particularly those who aspire to ordained ministry as vocational or permanent deacons. In order to be accepted as a postulant in a religious community, I must be free of all financial obligations. Synonyms novice, starter, learner, student, pupil, trainee, apprentice, probationer Origin Mid 18th century: from French postulant or Latin postulant- 'asking', from the verb postulare (see postulate). Definition of postulant in US English: postulant nounˈpɑstʃələntˈpäsCHələnt A candidate, especially one seeking admission into a religious order. （宗教职位的）见习候补人 Example sentencesExamples The discussion concerns postulants and candidates for holy orders, more particularly those who aspire to ordained ministry as vocational or permanent deacons. On entering the order, postulants spend much of the first year in Killarney, with periods in the Franciscans' base in Osterley in England. In order to be accepted as a postulant in a religious community, I must be free of all financial obligations. To become a Theravadin monk a postulant shaves his head and beard and adopts the yellow robes of the monk. So there are hundreds or even thousands of postulants, novices, seminarians, active priests, and retired priests who live, work, or hang out at American seminaries. Synonyms novice, starter, learner, student, pupil, trainee, apprentice, probationer Origin Mid 18th century: from French postulant or Latin postulant- ‘asking’, from the verb postulare (see postulate).
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