1. 
   Ostension
   Os·ten'sion noun [ Latin ostensio a showing: confer French ostension . See Ostend .] (Eccl.) The showing of the sacrament on the altar in order that it may receive the adoration of the communicants.
   Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/O/38
   
   
2. 
   ostension
   The showing of the sacrament on the altar in order that it may receive the adoration of the communicants. ... Origin: L. Ostensio a showing: cf. F. Ostension. See Ostend. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
   Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?ostension
   
   
3. 
   Ostension
   • (n.) The showing of the sacrament on the altar in order that it may receive the adoration of the communicants.
   Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/ostension/
   
   

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