n. Something self-evident that can be assumed as the basis of an argument
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The act of postulating, or that which is postulated; assumption; solicitation; suit; cause.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. Supplication; prayer.
n. The act of postulating, or assuming without proof; supposition; assumption.
n. In ecclesiastical law, the presentation or election to any office of one who is in some way disqualified for the appointment.
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n. a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority
n. (logic) a declaration of something self-evident; something that can be assumed as the basis for argument
Word Usage
"A postulation is a petition presented to a competent ecclesiastical superior, that he may promote to a certain dignity a person who is not strictly eligible on account of some canonical impediment which is usually dispensable."