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Holy Order vs ostiarius

ostiarius vs Holy Order

Holy Order and ostiarius both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
Holy Order Yes No No No
ostiarius Yes No No No
As nouns, ostiarius is a hyponym of Holy Order; that is, ostiarius is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than Holy Order:
  • Holy Order: (usually plural) the status or rank or office of a Christian clergyman in an ecclesiastical hierarchy
  • ostiarius: the lowest of the minor Holy Orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed by the Roman Catholic Church
Other hyponyms of Holy Order include acolyte, anagnost, deacon, doorkeeper, ostiary, exorcist, lector, reader, priest, subdeacon.
Holy Order (noun) ostiarius (noun)
(usually plural) the status or rank or office of a Christian clergyman in an ecclesiastical hierarchy the lowest of the minor Holy Orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed by the Roman Catholic Church
Difference between Holy Order and ostiarius

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