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===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|en|/ˈpɒstjʊlənt/|/ˈpɒstʃʊlənt/}}
* {{IPA|en|/ˈpɒstjʊlənt/|/ˈpɒstʃʊlənt/|a=UK}}
* {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-postulant.wav|Audio (Southern England)}}
* {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-postulant.wav|a=Southern England}}


===Noun===
===Noun===
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|passage=After their six-month postulancies are over and they have mastered all the chants and books of monastic regulations, the '''postulants''' are finally ready to ordain as novice monks {{...}}}}
|passage=After their six-month postulancies are over and they have mastered all the chants and books of monastic regulations, the '''postulants''' are finally ready to ordain as novice monks {{...}}}}
# A person who submits a [[petition]] for something; a [[petitioner]].
# A person who submits a [[petition]] for something; a [[petitioner]].
#* '''1985''', {{w|Lawrence Durrell}}, ''Quinx'', Faber & Faber 2004 (''Avignon Quintet''), p. 1254:
#* {{quote-book|en|year=1985|author=w:Lawrence Durrell|title=Quinx|publisher=Faber & Faber|year_published=2004|series=Avignon Quintet|page=1254
#*: But when the three '''postulants''' returned with Sabine it was clear that the results had been far from satisfactory, perhaps because of the massive potations of the old lady.
|passage=But when the three '''postulants''' returned with Sabine it was clear that the results had been far from satisfactory, perhaps because of the massive potations of the old lady.}}


===Anagrams===
===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=alnopsttu|outplants}}
* {{anagrams|en|a=alnopsttu|outplants}}


[[Category:en:Monasticism]]
{{C|en|Monasticism}}


==Catalan==
==Catalan==


===Verb===
===Verb===
{{head|ca|verb form}}
{{head|ca|gerund}}


# {{ca-verb form of|m=ptc|t=pres|postular}}
# {{gerund of|ca|postular}}


==Dutch==
==Dutch==
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===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|nl|/ˌpɔs.tyˈlɑnt/}}
* {{IPA|nl|/ˌpɔs.tyˈlɑnt/}}
* {{audio|nl|Nl-postulant.ogg|Audio}}
* {{audio|nl|Nl-postulant.ogg}}
* {{hyphenation|nl|pos|tu|lant}}
* {{hyphenation|nl|pos|tu|lant}}
* {{rhymes|nl|ɑnt}}
* {{rhymes|nl|ɑnt}}
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# {{lb|nl|religion}} {{l|en|postulant}}
# {{lb|nl|religion}} {{l|en|postulant}}


[[Category:nl:Monasticism]]
{{C|nl|Monasticism}}


==French==
==French==
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{{fr-noun|m|f=+}}
{{fr-noun|m|f=+}}


# [[applicant]] {{gloss|person who applies for something}}
# Applicant
#: {{nearsyn|fr|candidat|demandeur}}
# Postulant
# [[#English|postulant]] {{gloss|person seeking admission to a religious order}}


===Participle===
===Participle===
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===Verb===
===Verb===
{{la-verb-form|postulant}}
{{head|la|verb form}}


# {{inflection of|la|postulō||3|p|pres|actv|indc}}
# {{inflection of|la|postulō||3|p|pres|actv|indc}}


==Polish==
==Polish==
{{wp|lang=pl}}

===Etymology===
{{lbor|pl|la|postulāns}}.


===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===
{{pl-p|a=Pl-postulant.ogg}}
{{pl-pr|a=Pl-postulant.ogg}}


===Noun===
===Noun===
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* {{R:pl:PWN}}
* {{R:pl:PWN}}


{{C|pl|Monasticism|Male people}}
{{C|pl|Male people|Monasticism}}


==Romanian==
==Romanian==


===Etymology===
===Etymology===
From {{bor|ro|fr|postulant}}.
{{bor+|ro|fr|postulant}}.


===Noun===
===Noun===

Latest revision as of 23:14, 3 October 2024

English

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English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

Etymology

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From French postulant, present participle of postuler.

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpɒstjʊlənt/, /ˈpɒstʃʊlənt/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Noun

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postulant (plural postulants)

  1. (religion) A person seeking admission to a religious order.
    • 2020, Robert E. Buswell Jr., The Zen Monastic Experience, page 81:
      After their six-month postulancies are over and they have mastered all the chants and books of monastic regulations, the postulants are finally ready to ordain as novice monks […]
  2. A person who submits a petition for something; a petitioner.
    • 1985, Lawrence Durrell, Quinx (Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 2004, page 1254:
      But when the three postulants returned with Sabine it was clear that the results had been far from satisfactory, perhaps because of the massive potations of the old lady.

Anagrams

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Catalan

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Verb

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postulant

  1. gerund of postular

Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle French postulant.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌpɔs.tyˈlɑnt/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: pos‧tu‧lant
  • Rhymes: -ɑnt

Noun

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postulant m (plural postulanten)

  1. (religion) postulant

French

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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postulant m (plural postulants, feminine postulante)

  1. applicant (person who applies for something)
    Near-synonyms: candidat, demandeur
  2. postulant (person seeking admission to a religious order)

Participle

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postulant

  1. present participle of postuler

Further reading

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Latin

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Verb

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postulant

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of postulō

Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin postulāns.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pɔsˈtu.lant/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ulant
  • Syllabification: pos‧tu‧lant

Noun

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postulant m pers (female equivalent postulantka)

  1. (religion) postulant

Declension

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Declension of postulant
singular plural
nominative postulant postulanci/postulanty (deprecative)
genitive postulanta postulantów
dative postulantowi postulantom
accusative postulanta postulantów
instrumental postulantem postulantami
locative postulancie postulantach
vocative postulancie postulanci

Further reading

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  • postulant in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • postulant in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French postulant.

Noun

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postulant m (plural postulanți, feminine equivalent postulantă)

  1. (rare) person who seeks a post
    Synonym: solicitant

Declension

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Declension of postulant
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) postulant postulantul (niște) postulanți postulanții
genitive/dative (unui) postulant postulantului (unor) postulanți postulanților
vocative postulantule postulanților
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