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postulant

noun as in applicant

noun as in aspirant

noun as in nun

noun as in petitioner

noun as in seeker

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Example Sentences

He spoke to the postulant alone, praising the august and humble life of the cloister.

Jephthah regarded his postulant daughter-in-law from under lowered, bushy brows.

There are degrees in the struggle for saintliness; the journalist was but a postulant.

The ministrant addressed the postulant, “Brother, dost thou wish to give thyself to our faith?”

Lupo agnum eripere postulant—They insist on snatching the lamb from the wolf.

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On this page you'll find 87 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to postulant, such as: aspirant, candidate, claimant, seeker, appellant, and hopeful.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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