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ostiary vs Holy Order

Holy Order vs ostiary

ostiary and Holy Order both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ostiary Yes No No No
Holy Order Yes No No No
As nouns, Holy Order is a hypernym of ostiary; that is, Holy Order is a word with a broader meaning than ostiary:
  • ostiary: the lowest of the minor Holy Orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed by the Roman Catholic Church
  • Holy Order: (usually plural) the status or rank or office of a Christian clergyman in an ecclesiastical hierarchy
Other hypernyms of ostiary include clergyman, man of the cloth, reverend, Order.
ostiary (noun) Holy Order (noun)
someone who guards an entrance (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 ostiary and Holy Order

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