English dictionary
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English noun: ostiary | |||
| 1. | ostiary (person) the lowest of the minor Holy Orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed by the Roman Catholic Church | ||
| Synonyms | doorkeeper, ostiarius | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | clergyman, Holy Order, man of the cloth, Order, reverend | ||
| 2. | ostiary (person) someone who guards an entrance | ||
| Synonyms | door guard, doorkeeper, doorman, gatekeeper, hall porter, porter | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | guard | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | commissionaire, night porter, ticket collector, ticket taker | ||
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