postulator

ˈpɒstjʊleɪtər

Definition

Definition of postulator - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

requests

Rare

one who makes a formal request or demand

Rare

The postulator submitted a petition for the new law..

claimant

petitioner

church advocate

TECH.

advocates for sainthood in the Roman Catholic Church

TECH.

The postulator argued the case for her sainthood at the Vatican..

advocate

promoter

ideas

Rare

person who proposes an idea for discussion

Rare

The postulator presented his theory to the committee.

advocate

promoter

proposer

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Origin of postulator

Latin, postulare (to demand) + -tor (agent)

Examples of postulator in a sentence

As a postulator, she was responsible for presenting the case.
The postulator presented new evidence for the candidate's sainthood.
A skilled postulator is essential for the canonization process.
The postulator sparked a lively debate at the conference.
As a postulator, she introduced innovative concepts to the team.

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French:postulateur, initiateur, ...
German:Antragsteller, Postulator, ...
Italian:richiedente, propositore, ...
Spanish:solicitante, defensor, ...
Portuguese:requerente, proponente, ...
Chinese:请求者, 封圣申办人, ...
Japanese:提案者, 聖人擁護者, ...
Arabic:مُقَدِّم الطَّلَب, مُقَدِّم الطَّلَب, ...
Hebrew:מַבְקִשׁ, פּוֹסְטוּלָטוֹר, ...
Russian:ходатай, постулятор, ...
Ukrainian:прохач, постулятор, ...
Hindi:प्रस्तावक, धार्मिक वकील, ...
Bengali:আবেদনকারী, সন্ত ঘোষণাকারী, ...
Catalan:sol.licitant, postulador, ...
Czech:žadatel, postulátor, ...
Danish:ansøger, postulator, ...
Dutch:aanvrager, kerkelijke pleitbezorger, ...
Greek:αιτών, εισηγητής αγιοποίησης, ...
Hungarian:kérelmező, posztulátor, ...
Khmer:អ្នកដាក់សំណើ, តំណាងដាក់ពាក្យស្នើសុំប្រកាសជាព្រះសន្ត, ...
Korean:청원자, 성인 옹호자, ...
Persian:درخواست کننده, مدافع کلیسا, ...
Polish:wnioskodawca, obrońca świętości, ...
Portuguese (BR):requerente, advogado da causa, ...
Romanian:solicitant, avocat bisericesc, ...
Swedish:framställare, helgonförklaringens förespråkare, ...
Thai:ผู้ร้องขอ, ผู้สนับสนุนการเป็นนักบุญ, ...
Turkish:talep eden, azizlik savunucusu, ...
Vietnamese:người yêu cầu, người biện hộ cho việc phong thánh, ...

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