monstrance : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: monstrance	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
monstrance n proof by a process of argument or a series of proposition proving an asserted conclusion Synonym(s): demonstration, monstrance (Roman Catholic Church) a vessel (usually of gold or silver) in which the consecrated Host is exposed for adoration Synonym(s): monstrance, ostensorium
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Monstrance \Mon"strance\, n. [LL. monstrantia, fr. L. monstrare to show: cf. OF. monstrance. See {Monster}.] (R. C. Ch.) A transparent pyx, in which the consecrated host is exposed to view.