ostensorium

[ os-tuhn-sawr-ee-uhm, -sohr- ]

noun,plural os·ten·so·ri·a

[os-tuhn-sawr-ee-uh, -sohr-ee-uh]. /ˌɒs tənˈsɔr i ə, -ˈsoʊr i ə/. Roman Catholic Church.

ostensory.

Origin of ostensorium

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First recorded in 1750–60

Words Nearby ostensorium

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How to use ostensorium in a sentence

This ostensorium is of silver, or of gold, and adorned with diamonds, or gems.
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Then, continued they, we raise the ostensorium, and all the people worship it.
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The ostensorium is one of the vessels used at the altar, in celebrating the mass.
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