aspirant

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The complete communication of the secrets in the ancient Mysteries, when the aspirant was admitted into the sacellum, or most sacred place, and was invested by the Hierophant with all the aporrheta, or sacred things, which constituted the perfect knowledge of the initiate.

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  1. noun One who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position.
  2. adjective Seeking recognition, distinction, or advancement.

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  • The compassionate morality and yoga devised by Go­tama only brought liberation if the aspirant was ready to lay aside all egotism. —  Buddha
  • Is there more to senator-aspirant Roland Burris being turned away in DC, than political theater? —  Not My Tribe
  • Since we just talked about some 'act of desperations', by some of the hopefuls or should I say PM aspirant, sometimes the true colour surfaces. —  ReminisceRespondRelax
  • "I am grateful for every opportunity women have to realize their potential, whether that be in politics or the ministry, even while asking that they be judged on their policy views, experience, character and competence - rather than their gender - as any political aspirant should be," she said. —  wacotrib - Latest News Headlines
  • The tone for these expectations was set on Sept. 2 when failed presidential hopeful Fred Thompson left his Hollywood set long enough to appear in the Twin River cities to join another failed aspirant, and all-time winner of the malcontent prize, Joe Lieberman, to parrot that John McCain is the best man. —  Knox
 

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  1. from French aspirant, a candidate (properly present participle), from Latin aspiran(t-)s, present participle of aspirare (later F. aspirer), aspire: see aspire.
 

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/əˈspaɪrənt/
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