pos·tu·la·tor (p s ch -l  tr)n. 1. One who postulates. 2. Roman Catholic Church A church official who presents a plea for canonization or beatification. |
postulator [ˈpɒstjʊˌleɪtə]
n
(Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) RC Church a person, usually a priest, deputed to prepare and present a plea for the beatification or canonization of some deceased person
postulator
a priest who submits a plea for beatification or canonization.
See also: Catholicism
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | postulator - (Roman Catholic Church) someone who proposes or pleads for a candidate for beatification or canonization Church of Rome, Roman Catholic Church, Roman Church, Western Church, Roman Catholic - the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy clergyman, man of the cloth, reverend - a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church |
| 2. | postulator - someone who assumes or takes something for granted as the basis of an argument affirmer, asserter, asseverator, avower, declarer - someone who claims to speak the truth; "a bold asserter"; "a declarer of his intentions"; "affirmers of traditional doctrine"; "an asseverator of strong convictions"; "an avower of his own great intelligence" |
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