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Doorkeeper

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

the lowest of the minor Holy Orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed by the Roman Catholic Church

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someone who guards an entrance

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an official stationed at the entrance of a courtroom or legislative chamber

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unclassified

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Variants

synonym
ostiariusostiaryporterusher
plural
Doorkeepers
possessive
Doorkeeper's
pluralpossessive
Doorkeepers'