Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One who postulates.
- noun Roman Catholic Church A church official who presents a plea for canonization or beatification.
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- noun A person who
postulates something as the basis of an argument - noun A
Roman Catholic official who makes the case for thebeatification of a proposedsaint
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun someone who assumes or takes something for granted as the basis of an argument
- noun (Roman Catholic Church) someone who proposes or pleads for a candidate for beatification or canonization
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Examples
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The Vatican named Father Mode as "postulator," or promoter of the cause, and a tribunal was established to interview witnesses to Father Capodanno's life.
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The Vatican named Father Mode as "postulator," or promoter of the cause, and a tribunal was established to interview witnesses to Father Capodanno's life.
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"Why a Saint?" by Monsignor Slawomir Oder, the Vatican "postulator" in charge of the canonization process, says the Polish-born Pope performed self flagellation as a bishop in Krakow and continued to do so in the Vatican after being elected Pope in 1978.
FOXNews.com 2010
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The Vatican-based Mr. Ambrosi is a "postulator," or advocate, for potential saints during the rigorous investigative process.
Clerical Whispers 2008
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Gabriel O'Donnell, academic dean at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, has served as postulator for two different causes: the Rev.
Sainthood is Catholic church's way to recognize a 'friend of God' 2011
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On EWTN, a programme recently appeared in relation to the forthcoming beatification of John Henry Cardinal Newman, which was a conversation with Fr. Paul Chavasse, provost of the Birmingham Oratory and postulator of the cause.
Fr. Paul Chavasse on the Beatification of Cardinal Newman and a Solemn Te Deum 2009
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Gabriel O'Donnell, academic dean at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, has served as postulator for two different causes: the Rev.
Sainthood is Catholic church's way to recognize a 'friend of God' 2011
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The sainthood cause is overseen by a "postulator," or advocate.
Sainthood is Catholic church's way to recognize a 'friend of God' 2011
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The sainthood cause is overseen by a "postulator," or advocate.
Sainthood is Catholic church's way to recognize a 'friend of God' 2011
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Fr Paul Chavasse, provost superior of the Birmingham Oratory and postulator of the cause of Cardinal John Henry Newman, often talks about modern man having a fear of death.
Catholicmomof10militant Catholic Mom of 10 2009
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