monstrance
a receptacle in which the consecrated Host is exposed for adoration.
Origin of monstrance
1- Also called ostensorium, ostensory.
Words Nearby monstrance
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How to use monstrance in a sentence
He places it in the monstrance and shows it to the people, who during this ceremony kneel, bow, pray and believe.
Decadence and Other Essays on the Culture of Ideas | Remy de GourmontThe priest, who had descended from the altar, held the little monstrance; the girls' procession was moving before him.
En Route | J.-K. (Joris-Karl) HuysmansAnother vessel was the monstrance, in which the Blessed Sacrament was carried in procession, and exposed on the altar.
English Villages | P. H. DitchfieldThis monstrance is covered also with jewels of great value which almost conceal it, the gifts of royal personages.
The Industrial Arts in Spain | Juan F. RiaoWhen the slanting sun fell upon him in front, the monstrance itself looked like another sun.
The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete | Emile Zola
British Dictionary definitions for monstrance
/ (ˈmɒnstrəns) /
RC Church a receptacle, usually of gold or silver, with a transparent container in which the consecrated Host is exposed for adoration
Origin of monstrance
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