Associations to the word «Ostiary»
Wiktionary
OSTIARY, noun. The mouth of a river; an estuary.
OSTIARY, noun. One who keeps the door, especially the door of a church; a porter.
Dictionary definition
OSTIARY, noun. The lowest of the minor Holy Orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed by the Roman Catholic Church.
OSTIARY, noun. Someone who guards an entrance.
Wise words
Be generous with kindly words, especially about those who
are absent.