Synonyms: ostiarius, ostiary, doorkeeper
Definition: the lowest of the minor Holy Orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed by the Roman Catholic Church
Similar words: clergyman, man of the cloth, reverend
Definition: a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
Similar words: Holy Order, Order
Definition: (usually plural) the status or rank or office of a Christian clergyman in an ecclesiastical hierarchy
Usage: theologians still disagree over whether `bishop' should or should not be a separate Order