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单词 ostiary
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ostiary

[ os-tee-er-ee ]
/ ˈɒs tiˌɛr i /

noun, plural os·ti·ar·ies.

Also called doorkeeper, porter. Roman Catholic Church.
  1. a member of the lowest-ranking of the four minor orders.
  2. the order itself.Compare acolyte (def. 2), exorcist (def. 2), lector (def. 2).
a doorkeeper, as of a church.

Origin of ostiary

1400–50; late Middle English hostiary<Latin ōstiārius doorkeeper, equivalent to ōsti(um) door, entrance (see ostium) + -ārius-ary

Words nearby ostiary

osteotomy, osteotribe, osteotrite, Österreich, Ostia, ostiary, ostinato, ostiole, ostitis, ostium, ostium abdominale tubae uterinae
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Example sentences from the Web for ostiary

  • In the decline of his popularity he permitted his door-keeper, whom he dignifies with the title of Ostiary, to take a shilling!

    Calamities and Quarrels of Authors|Isaac Disraeli

British Dictionary definitions for ostiary

ostiary
/ (ˈɒstɪərɪ) /

noun plural -aries

RC Church another word for porter 2 (def. 4)

Word Origin for ostiary

C15: from Latin ostiārius doorkeeper, from ostium door
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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