Home › Words › O › ostiariateostiariateostiariate · noun — the minor order of ostiaries, or porters.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, ostiariate ranks #15,076 of 43,057 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom ostiary + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, a group of people performing it).nounThe minor order of ostiaries, or porters.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.ostiary 73% match — The mouth of a river; an estuary. vs ostiariate →exorcistate 58% match — The minor order of exorcists. vs ostiariate →pastophorus 57% match — A type of lesser priest in ancient Egypt, originally serving as a doorkeeper to a temple. vs ostiariate →acolytate 57% match — The minor order of acolytes. vs ostiariate →obedientiary 57% match — The holder of a monastic rank or office below that of superior. vs ostiariate →oratorian 56% match — A member of a Roman Catholic oratory. vs ostiariate →portuary 56% match — A portable breviary; a porteous. vs ostiariate →ostiolate 55% match — Having an ostiole. vs ostiariate →