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ostiary vs clergyman

clergyman vs ostiary

ostiary and clergyman both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ostiary Yes No No No
clergyman Yes No No No
As nouns, clergyman is a hypernym of ostiary; that is, clergyman 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
  • clergyman: a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
Other hypernyms of ostiary include man of the cloth, reverend, Holy Order, Order.
ostiary (noun) clergyman (noun)
someone who guards an entrance 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 ostiary and clergyman

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