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Meanings of ostensory in inglés

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A vessel (usually made of gold or silver) in which the consecrated Host is exposed for adoration.

        Sinónimos
        Examples for "monstrance"
        Examples for "monstrance"
        1
        People bring a crystal monstrance out of its hiding place under a thatch.
        The King’s Curse
        2
        Father Leadham had raised the monstrance, containing the Host, to give the Benediction.
        Helbeck of Bannisdale — Volume I
        3
        As he brought the monstrance back she unclasped her hands and sat up.
        The Dawn of All
        4
        She is pious, and we have presented a splendid monstrance to the church.
        Poor Relations
        5
        You have given a monstrance to the church, that cost five thousand francs.
        Bureaucracy