Meanings of monstrance (monstrances) in English

Their formidable cudgels, studded with nails, whirl around like monstrances of steel.

I am sick of chalices, and monstrances, and such stuff.

The silver chalices, monstrances and communion cups are all on show, glistening under the lights.

Crosses, pyxes, precious monstrances, sacred vestments, similar to suns, were piled up in the vestry cupboards.

The silver monstrances that Pope has blessed.

Mitres are clicked open, copes spread, the jewelled gloves and the pallium laid ready, candelabra and monstrances and crosiers set forth.

The sacristy itself was not spared, its presses being broken into, its chests destroyed, and two monstrances broken; but nothing further was touched.

"And our nephew is giving monstrances to the church," snarled Gigonnet.

"And who will buy your chalices and monstrances under the new order of things?"

"A donkey," answered des Lupeaulx; "but, as you see, he uses means,-hegives monstrances; he succeeds, thanks to some clever hand that pulls the wires."

People bring a crystal monstrance out of its hiding place under a thatch.

Father Leadham had raised the monstrance, containing the Host, to give the Benediction.

As he brought the monstrance back she unclasped her hands and sat up.

She is pious, and we have presented a splendid monstrance to the church.

You have given a monstrance to the church, that cost five thousand francs.

The DOMINICAN raises the monstrance; all fall on their knees.