ostiary

Letters that make ostiary

s, a, o, r, t, i, y are letters that make 'ostiary'

Words within ostiary

os, OS, ti, ar, AR, IA, TIA, Ar, Os, Ti are words within 'ostiary'

2 possible definitions for 'ostiary'

Ostiary as "the lowest of the minor Holy Orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed by the Roman Catholic Church"

Under this definition, ostiary is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

ostiarius, doorkeeper have the same meaning as 'ostiary'

ostiary as a type

'ostiary' can be a type of clergyman, man of the cloth, reverend, Holy Order, Order.

Ostiary as "someone who guards an entrance"

Under this definition, ostiary is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

doorkeeper, doorman, door guard, hall porter, gatekeeper, porter have the same meaning as 'ostiary'

ostiary as a type

'ostiary' can be a type of guard.

Types of ostiary

commissionaire, night porter, ticket collector, ticket taker are types of 'ostiary'.


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