Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
monstrance .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (R. C. Ch.) Same as
monstrance .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun (Roman Catholic Church) a vessel (usually of gold or silver) in which the consecrated Host is exposed for adoration
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Both the name ostensorium and the kindred word monstrance
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip 1840-1916 1913
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It is, in fact, an ostensorium constructed by Rove to drain the energy from the wider race.
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After remaining a considerable time in prayer she felt suddenly inspired to raise her eyes and look at the holy Host in the ostensorium.
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A. Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament is an act of divine worship in which the Blessed Sacrament, placed in the ostensorium, is exposed for the adoration of the people and is lifted up to bless them.
Baltimore Catechism No. 3 (of 4) Anonymous
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Soon, however, the practice of exposition became sufficiently common to seem to require an ostensorium for that express object, and for this the upright cylindrical vessel of crystal was at first retained, often with supports of an architectural character and with tabernacle work, niches, and statues.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip 1840-1916 1913
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That this, however, was in any proper sense an ostensorium in which the Host was exposed to view is not stated and cannot be assumed.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip 1840-1916 1913
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Scotland, before the reformation, an ostensorium was commonly called
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip 1840-1916 1913
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Soon, however, it became clear that the ostensorium could be better adapted to the object of drawing all eyes to the Sacred
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip 1840-1916 1913
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Modern usage, at any rate so far as the English language is concerned, has limited both terms to vessels intended for the exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, and it is in this sense only that we use ostensorium here.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip 1840-1916 1913
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In 1852 to signify their devotion to the Blessed Sacrament, they decided to wear a figure of an ostensorium on the breast of their habit.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip 1840-1916 1913
reesetee commented on the word ostensorium
See also: monstrance.
December 7, 2007