Word
ostiary
/ˈɒstiəri/
noun
（天主教中的）初级神职；看门修士
the lowest of the minor Holy Orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed by the Roman Catholic Church
现已废止
- 1.
One who keeps the door, especially the door of a church; a porter.
看门人,尤其是教堂的门卫；门房
看门人；门卫；看门人,尤其是教堂的门卫；门房；看门人；[医] 口的
In use
The old ostiary greeted visitors at the monastery gate with a gentle smile.
In medieval castles, the ostiary was responsible for controlling access to the inner chambers.
He served as an ostiary for the cathedral, a role that required both patience and vigilance.
the ostiary of + noun
ostiary 常指教堂或修道院的看门人，也指天主教初级神职。
He was the ostiary of the cathedral.
他是那座大教堂的看门人。
serve as an ostiary
He served as an ostiary for thirty years.
他当了三十年看门人。
Connections
Learner notes
Grammar Note
指天主教中的初级神职或看门人
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页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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