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Definition of Ostiary
1. Noun. The lowest of the minor Holy Orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed by the Roman Catholic Church.
Exact synonyms: Doorkeeper, Ostiarius
Generic synonyms: Clergyman, Man Of The Cloth, Reverend, Holy Order, Order
Generic synonyms: Clergyman, Man Of The Cloth, Reverend, Holy Order, Order
2. Noun. Someone who guards an entrance.
Exact synonyms: Door Guard, Doorkeeper, Doorman, Gatekeeper, Hall Porter, Porter
Specialized synonyms: Commissionaire, Night Porter, Ticket Collector, Ticket Taker
Generic synonyms: Guard
Specialized synonyms: Commissionaire, Night Porter, Ticket Collector, Ticket Taker
Generic synonyms: Guard
Definition of Ostiary
1. n. The mouth of a river; an estuary.
Definition of Ostiary
1. a doorkeeper at a church [n -ARIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ostiary
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