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clergyman vs ostiarius

ostiarius vs clergyman

clergyman and ostiarius both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
clergyman Yes No No No
ostiarius Yes No No No
As nouns, ostiarius is a hyponym of clergyman; that is, ostiarius is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than clergyman:
  • clergyman: a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
  • ostiarius: the lowest of the minor Holy Orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed by the Roman Catholic Church
clergyman (noun) ostiarius (noun)
a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church the lowest of the minor Holy Orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed by the Roman Catholic Church
Difference between clergyman and ostiarius

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