sacred vessels for the consecrated Host (Catholicism)
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Monstrance Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
A transparent pyx, in which the consecrated host is exposed to view.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA transparent pyx, in which the consecrated host is exposed to view.
monstrance
\mon"strance\ (?), n. [ll. monstrantia, fr. l. monstrare to show: cf. of. monstrance. see monster.] (r. c. ch.) a transparent pyx, in which the consecrated host is exposed to view.
monstrance
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1. proof by a process of argument or a series of proposition proving an asserted conclusion [syn: demonstration]
2. (roman catholic church) a vessel (usually of gold or silver) in which the consecrated host is exposed for adoration
Noun
1. proof by a process of argument or a series of proposition proving an asserted conclusion
(synonym) demonstration
(hypernym) proof
2. (Roman Catholic Church) a vessel (usually of gold or silver) in which the consecrated Host is exposed for adoration
(hypernym) vessel
(classification) Roman Catholic, Western Church, Roman Catholic Church, Church of Rome, Roman Church
Monstrance Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
A monstrance is the vessel used in the Roman Catholic, Old Catholic, and Anglican churches to display the consecrated Eucharistic host, during Eucharistic adoration or Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. Created in the medieval period for the public display of relics, the monstrance today is usually restricted for vessels used for hosts. The word monstrance comes from the Latin word monstrare, meaning "to show", and is cognate with the English word demonstrate, meaning "to show clearly". In Latin, the monstrance is known as an ostensorium (from ostendere, "to show").
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