postulant
(noun) one submitting a request or application especially one seeking admission into a religious order
Source: WordNet® 3.1
postulant (plural postulants)
(Christianity) A person seeking admission to a religious order
A person who submits a petition for something; a petitioner.
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Source: Wiktionary
Pos"tu*lant, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. postulans, p. pr. of postulare. See Postulate.]
Definition: One who makes a request or demand; hence, a candidate.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
17 July 2024
(noun) fish thought to have been extinct since the Cretaceous period but found in 1938 off the coast of Africa
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
