ostensorium

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English

Noun

ostensorium (plural ostensoria)

  1. An ostensory, or monstrance.
    • 2009, Douglas Keister, Stories in Stone, page 150:
      In the cemetery, the ostensorium, also known as a monstrance, will mark the grave of a member of the clergy. This medieval device is an altar vessel of the Eucharist.