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man of the cloth vs ostiary

ostiary vs man of the cloth

man of the cloth and ostiary both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
man of the cloth Yes No No No
ostiary Yes No No No
As nouns, ostiary is a hyponym of man of the cloth; that is, ostiary is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than man of the cloth:
  • man of the cloth: 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
man of the cloth (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 man of the cloth and ostiary

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