/ Dictionary / Index P postulant: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: pos•tu•lant Pronunciation: (pos'chu-lunt), [key] — n. a candidate, esp. for admission into a religious order. a person who asks or applies for something. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: postulant (Thesaurus) postulancy postulate Related Content Daily Word Quiz: feline Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language