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Princeton's WordNet
doorkeeper, ostiary, ostiariusnoun
the lowest of the minor Holy Orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed by the Roman Catholic Church
doorkeeper, doorman, door guard, hall porter, porter, gatekeeper, ostiarynoun
someone who guards an entrance
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Ostiarynoun
The opening at which a riever disembogues itself.
Etymology: ostium, Lat.
It is generally received, that the Nilus hath seven ostiaries, that is, by seven channels disburtheneth itself unto the sea. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours, b. vi.
Wikipedia
ostiary
An ostiarius, a Latin word sometimes anglicized as ostiary but often literally translated as porter or doorman, originally was a servant or guard posted at the entrance of a building. See also gatekeeper. In the Roman Catholic Church, this "porter" became the lowest of the four minor orders prescribed by the Council of Trent. This was the first order a seminarian was admitted to after receiving the tonsure. The porter had in ancient times the duty of opening and closing the church-door and of guarding the church, especially to ensure no unbaptised persons would enter during the Eucharist. Later on, the porter would also guard, open and close the doors of the sacristy, baptistry and elsewhere in the church. The porter was not a part of holy orders administering sacraments but simply a preparatory job on the way to the major orders: subdiaconate (until its suppression, after the Second Vatican Council by Pope Paul VI), diaconate and the priesthood. Like the other minor orders and the subdiaconate, it is retained in societies such as the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter.
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ostiary
An ostiary is a person who guards or controls the entrance or door of a building or room, similar to a doorkeeper or gatekeeper. In the Roman Catholic Church, ostiary refers to the lowest order of clergy who was historically responsible for guarding the church and its sacred contents.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Ostiary
os′ti-ar-i, n. the doorkeeper of a church.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of ostiary in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of ostiary in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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