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ostiary vs reverend

reverend vs ostiary

ostiary and reverend both are nouns.

ostiary is not an adjective while reverend is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ostiary Yes No No No
reverend Yes Yes No No
As nouns, reverend is a hypernym of ostiary; that is, reverend 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
  • reverend: a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
Other hypernyms of ostiary include clergyman, man of the cloth, Holy Order, Order.
ostiary (noun) reverend (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
ostiary (adjective) reverend (adjective)
worthy of adoration or reverence
Difference between ostiary and reverend

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