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单词 ostiary
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
os•ti•ar•y  (ostē er′ē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ar•ies. 
  1. ReligionAlso called doorkeeper, porter. [Rom. Cath. Ch.]
    • a member of the lowest-ranking of the four minor orders.
    • the order itself. Cf. acolyte (def. 2), exorcist (def. 2), lector (def. 2).
  2. Religiona doorkeeper, as of a church.
  • Latin ōstiārius doorkeeper, equivalent. to ōsti(um) door, entrance (see ostium) + -ārius -ary
  • late Middle English hostiary 1400–50

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