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clergyman vs ostiary

ostiary vs clergyman

clergyman and ostiary both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
clergyman Yes No No No
ostiary Yes No No No
As nouns, ostiary is a hyponym of clergyman; that is, ostiary 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
  • ostiary: the lowest of the minor Holy Orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed by the Roman Catholic Church
clergyman (noun) ostiary (noun)
a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church someone who guards an entrance
the lowest of the minor Holy Orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed by the Roman Catholic Church
Difference between clergyman and ostiary

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