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ostensory
[ o-sten-suh-ree ]
ostensory
/ ɒsˈtɛnsərɪ /
noun
- RC Church another word for monstrance
Word History and Origins
Origin of ostensory1
Word History and Origins
Origin of ostensory1
Example Sentences
That kingdom fair Whereof the Virgin ariseth Queen, Its lowly, ardent joy is he; And his flaming sword in the ambient air Vibrates like an ostensory— The suddenly flashing St. George! behold, He strikes through my soul like a fire of gold!
The treasury contains a late Gothic ostensory with Renaissance patterns on the foot, a chalice which has portions of several dates, and a seventeenth-century processional cross.
An ostensory has the same detail of the flying angels, and there is also a large paten with Christ as the Man of Sorrows on a blue enamel ground.
The treasury was once the richest in Dalmatia, but now only contains a few objects—arm reliquaries, ostensory, and a silver-gilt ewer, &c.
Associated words: ciborium, pyx, paten, monstrance, ostensory, ostension, ostensorium. hostile, a. antagonistic, inimical, unfriendly, repugnant, adverse. hostility, n. enmity, animosity, unfriendliness, opposition, warfare, aggression. hostler, n. groom. hot, a. torrid, sultry, fiery, scalding, scorching, grilling, broiling, tropical, candent; vehement, passionate, irascible, fervid, ardent, piquant, pungent, acrid, spicy. hot-blooded, a. ardent, passionate, irritable, excitable, irascible. hotel, n. hostelry, inn, tavern, caravansary. hotel-keeper, n. hosteler, host, landlord, inn-keeper, Boniface. hot room of Roman baths. caldarium. hot springs.
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