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Porter

1910 New Catholic Dictionary

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(Latin: ostium, a door)

The first of the minor orders, by which spiritual power is conferred on the recipient, of opening and closing the doors of the Church, and of guarding the Temple of God.

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Entry for 'Porter'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ncd/​p/porter.html. 1910.
 
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