Look up: monstrance

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   monstrance
   Container for eucharistic wafers which contains an opening through which they can be viewed.
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   monstrance
   [n] - (Roman Catholic Church) a vessel (usually of gold or silver) in which the consecrated Host is exposed for adoration
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   monstrance
   In the Roman Catholic Church, a vessel used from the 13th century to hold the Host (bread consecrated in the Eucharist) when exposed at benediction or in processions. ...
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   Monstrance
   Mon'strance noun [ Late Latin monstrantia , from Latin monstrare to show: confer Old French monstrance . See Monster .] (R. C. Ch.) A transparent pyx, in which the consecrated host is exposed to view.
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   monstrance
   A transparent pyx, in which the consecrated host is exposed to view. ... Origin: LL. Monstrantia, fr. L. Monstrare to show: cf. OF. Monstrance. See Monster. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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   monstrance
   noun (Roman Catholic Church) a vessel (usually of gold or silver) in which the consecrated Host is exposed for adoration
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   monstrance
   noun proof by a process of argument or a series of proposition proving an asserted conclusion
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   Monstrance
   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. The word `monstrance` comes from the Latin word `monstrare`, meaning `to show`. It is closely related to the English word `demonstrate`, meaning `to show clearly`. Both words share a common root. In Latin, the monstrance is known as an Ostens...
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   Monstrance
   • (n.) A transparent pyx, in which the consecrated host is exposed to view.
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    monstrance
    in the Roman Catholic church and some other churches, a vessel in which the eucharistic host is carried in processions and is exposed during certain ... [1 related articles]
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    monstrance
    monstrance In the Roman Catholic Church, a receptacle that holds the Host (the consecrated bread or wafer of the Eucharist or Communion for the Mass) [Latin: monstrum, 'portent, monster' from monstrare, 'to show, point out, indicate'].
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