monstrance

mon·strance  (mnstrns)

n. Roman Catholic Church

A receptacle in which the host is held. Also called ostensorium.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin mnstrantia, from Latin mnstrns, mnstrant-, present participle of mnstrre, to show, from mnstrum, portent, monster; see monster.]

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monstrance

Noun

RC Church a vessel in which the consecrated Host is exposed for adoration [Latin monstrare to show]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	monstrance - proof by a process of argument or a series of proposition proving an asserted conclusion demonstration proof - a formal series of statements showing that if one thing is true something else necessarily follows from it
	2.	monstrance - (Roman Catholic Church) a vessel (usually of gold or silver) in which the consecrated Host is exposed for adoration ostensorium vessel - an object used as a container (especially for liquids) Church of Rome, Roman Catholic Church, Roman Church, Western Church, Roman Catholic - the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy