postulator

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

The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: (Roman Catholic Church) someone who proposes or pleads for a candidate for beatification or canonization

Meaning #2: someone who assumes or takes something for granted as the basis of an argument

In the Roman Catholic Church, a postulator is a church official who presents a plea for canonization or beatification of a person they think should be recognized as a saint. [1]

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