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/o sten"seuh ree/, n., pl. ostensories. Rom. Cath. Ch.monstrance.Also, ostensorium.[1715-25; < ML ostensorium; see OSTENSIVE, -TORY2]
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Ostensory — Ostensorium Os ten*so ri*um, Ostensory Os*ten so*ry, n.; pl. L. { soria}, E. { sories}. [NL. ostensorium: cf. F. ostensoir. See {Ostensible}.] (R. C. Ch.) Same as {Monstrance}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ostensory — noun monstrance … Wiktionary
ostensory — container for holding consecrated Communion wafers Ecclesiastical Terms … Phrontistery dictionary
ostensory — [ɒ stɛns(ə)ri] noun (plural ostensories) another term for monstrance. Origin C18: from med. L. ostensorium, from ostens (see ostensible) … English new terms dictionary
ostensory — os·ten·so·ry … English syllables
ostensory — n. (pl. ies) RC Ch. a receptacle for displaying the host to the congregation; a monstrance. Etymology: med.L ostensorium (as OSTENSIBLE) … Useful english dictionary
Ostensorium — Os ten*so ri*um, Ostensory Os*ten so*ry, n.; pl. L. { soria}, E. { sories}. [NL. ostensorium: cf. F. ostensoir. See {Ostensible}.] (R. C. Ch.) Same as {Monstrance}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
-soria — Ostensorium Os ten*so ri*um, Ostensory Os*ten so*ry, n.; pl. L. { soria}, E. { sories}. [NL. ostensorium: cf. F. ostensoir. See {Ostensible}.] (R. C. Ch.) Same as {Monstrance}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
-sories — Ostensorium Os ten*so ri*um, Ostensory Os*ten so*ry, n.; pl. L. { soria}, E. { sories}. [NL. ostensorium: cf. F. ostensoir. See {Ostensible}.] (R. C. Ch.) Same as {Monstrance}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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