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Meaning of "ostiary" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD OSTIARY

From Latin ostiārius doorkeeper, from ostium door.
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PRONUNCIATION OF OSTIARY

ostiary  [ˈɒstɪərɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OSTIARY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ostiary is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES OSTIARY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Ostiarius

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 of ensuring 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, diaconate and the priesthood. Like the other minor orders and the subdiaconate, it is retained in Indult Catholic societies such as the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OSTIARY


bestiary
ˈbɛstɪərɪ
dearie
ˈdɪərɪ
diary
ˈdaɪərɪ
enquiry
ɪnˈkwaɪərɪ
Erie
ˈɪərɪ
expiry
ɪkˈspaɪərɪ
hosiery
ˈhəʊzɪərɪ
inquiry
ɪnˈkwaɪərɪ
lire
ˈlɪərɪ
Neri
ˈnɪərɪ
peri
ˈpɪərɪ
query
ˈkwɪərɪ
retiary
ˈriːtɪərɪ
revestiary
rɪˈvɛstɪərɪ
siri
ˈsɪərɪ
steery
ˈstɪərɪ
subsidiary
səbˈsɪdɪərɪ
teary
ˈtɪərɪ
theory
ˈθɪərɪ
vestiary
ˈvɛstɪərɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OSTIARY

osteoporotic
osteosarcoma
osteosarcomata
osteosis
osteotome
osteotomies
osteotomy
Ostia
ostial
ostiaries
ostiate
ostinato
ostiolar
ostiolate
ostiole
ostium
ostler
ostleress
Ostmark
ostomate

WORDS THAT END LIKE OSTIARY

ambassador plenipotentiary
ariary
auxiliary
beneficiary
envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary
evidentiary
intermediary
judiciary
minister plenipotentiary
ministers plenipotentiary
obedientiary
penitentiary
plenipotentiary
post-Tertiary
potentiary
residentiary
silentiary
tertiary
the Tertiary
wholly-owned subsidiary

Synonyms and antonyms of ostiary in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ostiary» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OSTIARY

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The translations of ostiary from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ostiary» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

ostiary
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ostiario
570 millions of speakers

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ostiary
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ostiary
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

ostiary
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ostiary
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ostiary
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Translator English - Bengali

ostiary
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ostiary
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Translator English - Malay

Ostiary
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Translator English - German

ostiary
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Translator English - Japanese

木戸番
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

ostiary
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ostiary
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

ostiary
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Translator English - Tamil

ostiary
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मंडळाकडे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ostiary
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ostiary
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Translator English - Polish

ostiary
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Translator English - Ukrainian

ostiary
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ostiary
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

ostiary
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Translator English - Afrikaans

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14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

ostiary
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

ostiary
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ostiary

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OSTIARY»

The term «ostiary» is used very little and occupies the 184.546 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OSTIARY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «ostiary» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «ostiary» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ostiary

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OSTIARY»

Discover the use of ostiary in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ostiary and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Feet to the Fire: CIA Covert Operations in Indonesia, 1957-1958
Code-named Ostiary, this deniable aircrew roster was formed with the Poles as its core. Added to them were a handful of Czechs and Rumanians and a Hungarian. To manage this aerial Foreign Legion, the CIA brought a group of case ...
Kenneth J. Conboy, James Morrison, 1999
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Standing Between Earth and Heaven:
You just had to be there, and besilent,and wait thewait. Yet, the court had an ostiary toanswer the door. Perhaps she did nothear? Maran almost knocked again when thedoor opened. The ostiary betrayed a small smile. “Hello, Meister Maran.
Douglas Milewski, 2012
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The Best Words
ostiary. (OS-tee-er-ee) noun 1. a doorkeeper, especially in a church. 2. someone who guards an entryway; gatekeeper. 35. “Beloved, there are seven orders [of men] constituted in the books, for divine service in the churches of God. The first is ...
Robert Hartwell Fiske, 2011
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Ironmongers: The Jura City Trilogy
Let us complete yourvetting and discoveryour crimes. Do you agree?” “Yes, ma' am. I agree.” “Then call the ostiary. We must go tothe stage.” The ostiary came in immediately, even beforeMaran called. “Good job,” she whisperedto Maran.
Douglas Milewski, 2013
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The History of Manchester: In Four Books
The retainers of the church consisted of six persons under the rector, the deacon, sub-deacon, and acolyth, the exorcist, lector, and ostiary 6. The office of the ostiary was to open the doors and ring the bells of the church ; of the lector, to read ...
John Whitaker, 1775
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Ecclesiastical Records of England, Ireland, and Scotland, ...
An ostiary is ordained by receiving from the hands of the bishop the keys of the church, and afterwards a small bell from the archdeacon. The vestments of this order are the amyt, albe, and belt (balteus), which appears to have been something ...
Richard Hart, 1846
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Oreo And Braun "Xob the Full Circle Quest"
“Xenogenesis Ostiary of Boundlessness. I read that in the strategy guide for XOB, ” Braun explained. “Whatever THAT means!” Oreo commented. Grandpa thought about the words, “Xenogenesis Ostiary of Boundlessness? What a revelation!
Larry Whitler, 2005
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Sion College and Library
If any one is distressed to hear that the Ostiary of the Library is seldom, if ever, mentioned after 1633 and so wonders how the Library was swept and garnished, he must take what comfort he can from a spasmodic attention to this detail on the  ...
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Traitors' Gate: Book Three of Crossroads
“That was cursed funny when we hauled up the basket just after dusk and out hopped a scrawny old ostiary instead of a comforting armful of hierodule. I thought you were like to weep from disappointment.” “Old! I don't think that ostiary is much ...
Kate Elliott, 2009
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Historia : Zeitschrift fur alte Geschichte
(Reiske) would be Nicephorus and his son Stauracius. Bury and Vogt then suggested that the second account describes the elevation of Bardas by his uncle Michael III, but see further below, at nn. 91-93. " The emblem of an ostiary was also a ...
‎1987

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OSTIARY»

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Editorial: Disconnect between preaching, practice on LCWR is painful
"Who are we to close doors?" Francis asked. "In the early church, even today, there is the ministry of the ostiary [usher]. And what did the ostiary ... «National Catholic Reporter, May 14»
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Pope's quotes: Open doors
“Who are we to close doors? In the early Church, even today, there is the ministry of the ostiary (usher). And what did the ostiary do? «National Catholic Reporter, May 14»
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Pope Francis Talks About Aliens; Says He Would Welcome Martians …
In the early Church, even today, there is the ministry of the ostiary [usher]. And what did the ostiary do? He opened the door, received the ... «Christian Post, May 14»

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