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Postulant to designate those who are seeking ordination to the diaconate or priesthood. Postulancy is generally considered the first formal step leading to candidacy and ordination). The Eastern Orthodox Churches uses this term less frequently. The length of time that a prospective candidate remains a postulant may vary depending on the institution, or the postulant's individual situation. Among active religious institutions, it typically lasted 4–6 months. At present, many monasteries have a candidate spend 1–2 years in this stage. During this time, the postulant generally participates as fully as possible in the life of the community, joining the novices and professed
Postulant received parish and diocesan endorsement. The candidate retains postulant status throughout seminary, until ordination to the transitional diaconate takes place. The postulant who will not pursue ordination into the priesthood is ordained into the vocational diaconate. In college fraternities, the term "postulant" is also used to describe those who have yet to be initiated into the fraternity, while they are going through the process of becoming a brother or a sister. Postulant A postulant (from , to ask) was originally one who makes a request or demand; hence, a candidate. The use of the term is now generally restricted to