monstrance

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈmɒnstrəns/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈmɑnstrəns/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(mon′strəns)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
mon•strance /ˈmɑnstrəns/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Religiona special holder used in the Roman Catholic Church for the display of the Host.
See -monstr-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
mon•strance  (mon′strəns),USA pronunciation n. [Rom. Cath. Ch.]
  1. Religiona receptacle in which the consecrated Host is exposed for adoration. Also called ostensorium, ostensory. 
  • Medieval Latin mōnstrantia, equivalent. to mōnstr(āre) to show (see muster) + -antia -ance
  • Middle English 1250–1300

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
monstrance / ˈmɒnstrəns/
  1. a receptacle, usually of gold or silver, with a transparent container in which the consecrated Host is exposed for adoration
Etymology: 16th Century: from Medieval Latin mōnstrantia, from Latin mōnstrāre to show
'monstrance' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Luna - benediction - ostensory

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