Monstrance

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Roman Catholic Church A receptacle in which the host is held. Also called ostensorium.
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  • n. An ornamental, often precious receptacle, either open or with a transparent cover, in which the consecrated host is placed for veneration.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A transparent pyx, in which the consecrated host is exposed to view.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In the Roman Catholic Church, originally, any receptacle in which sacred relics were held up to view; after the fourteenth century, restricted to the transparent or glass-faced shrine in which the consecrated host is presented for the adoration of the people, either while being carried in procession or when exposed on the altar.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. proof by a process of argument or a series of proposition proving an asserted conclusion
  • n. (Roman Catholic Church) a vessel (usually of gold or silver) in which the consecrated Host is exposed for adoration
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