Ostiary (Noun)

Meaning ¹

Someone who guards an entrance.

Classification

Nouns denoting people.

Synonyms

• Doorkeeper
• Doorman
• Gatekeeper
• Porter
• Door Guard
• Hall Porter

Hypernyms

• Guard

Hyponyms

• Ticket Collector
• Night Porter
• Ticket Taker
• Commissionaire

Meaning ²

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

Classification

Nouns denoting people.

Synonyms

• Ostiarius
• Doorkeeper

Hypernyms

• Holy Order
• Man Of The Cloth
• Clergyman