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POSTULATOR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who assumes or takes something for granted as the basis of an argument
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("postulator" is a kind of...):
affirmer; asserter; asseverator; avower; declarer (someone who claims to speak the truth)
Derivation:
postulate (take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(Roman Catholic Church) someone who proposes or pleads for a candidate for beatification or canonization
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("postulator" is a kind of...):
clergyman; man of the cloth; reverend (a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church)
Domain category:
Church of Rome; Roman Catholic; Roman Catholic Church; Roman Church; Western Church (the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy)
