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pos⋅tu⋅la⋅tor

  [pos-chuh-ley-ter]
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–noun Roman Catholic Church.
a priest who presents a plea for a beatification or the canonization of a beatus. Compare devil's advocate (def. 2).
Origin:
1860–65; < L postulātor claimant. See postulate, -tor
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pos·tu·la·tor   (pŏs'chə-lā'tər)   
n.  

  1. One who postulates.

  2. Roman Catholic Church A church official who presents a plea for canonization or beatification.

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