Definitions for ostiary
os·tia·ry

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. doorkeeper, ostiary, ostiariusnoun

   the lowest of the minor Holy Orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed by the Roman Catholic Church

2. doorkeeper, doorman, door guard, hall porter, porter, gatekeeper, ostiarynoun

   someone who guards an entrance

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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.

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1. 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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1. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ostiary

   os′ti-ar-i, n. the doorkeeper of a church.

Matched Categories

1. • Holy Order
   • Clergyman
   • Guard

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of ostiary in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of ostiary in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=ostiary
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=ostiary
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ostiary
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=ostiary
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=ostiary