postulancies
/pɑsˈtʃələnsiz/
noun
- The state or condition of being a postulant (a person who is a candidate for admission into a religious order).
- During their postulancies, candidates learn about the daily routines and spiritual practices of the community.
- Her postulancies at the convent lasted for two years before she took her first vows.
- The monastery accepted three new postulancies this spring.