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Postulant means (religion) A person seeking admission to a religious order..
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/ˈpɒstjʊlənt/ · noun
(religion) A person seeking admission to a religious order..
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 […]
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.
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Postulant means (religion) A person seeking admission to a religious order..
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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 […]
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