"monstrance" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmɒnstɹəns/ [UK], /ˈmɑnztɹəns/ [US] Forms: monstrances [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English mustraunce, from Old French mostrance, monstrance, from post-classical Latin mōnstrantia, from classical Latin mōnstrāns, present participle of mōnstrāre (“to show”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|mustraunce}} Middle English mustraunce, {{der|en|fro|mostrance}} Old French mostrance, {{m|fro|monstrance}} monstrance, {{der|en|la|mōnstrantia}} Latin mōnstrantia, {{der|en|la|mōnstrāns}} Latin mōnstrāns, {{m|la|monstro|mōnstrāre|to show}} mōnstrāre (“to show”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} monstrance (plural monstrances)
  1. (Christianity) An ornamental, often precious receptacle, either open or with a transparent cover, in which the sacramental bread (consecrated host) is placed for Eucharistic adoration. Wikipedia link: monstrance Categories (topical): Anglicanism, Christianity, Containers, Roman Catholicism Synonyms: ostensorium, ostensory Translations (ornamental receptacle in which the consecrated host is placed for Eucharistic adoration): дарохранителница (darohranitelnica) [feminine] (Bulgarian), custòdia [feminine] (Catalan), ostensori [masculine] (Catalan), 聖體光 (Chinese Mandarin), 圣体光 (shèngtǐguāng) (Chinese Mandarin), monstrance [feminine] (Czech), monstranssi (Finnish), ostensoir [masculine] (French), Monstranz [feminine] (German), oisteansóir [masculine] (Irish), ostensorio [masculine] (Italian), 聖体顕示台 (seitaikenjidai) (Japanese), 성광 (seonggwang) (alt: 聖光) (Korean), monstrancja [feminine] (Polish), custódia [feminine] (Portuguese), monštrancia [feminine] (Slovak), monštránca [feminine] (Slovene), custodia [feminine] (Spanish), monstrans [common-gender] (Swedish), kustodya (Tagalog), монстранція (monstrancija) [feminine] (Ukrainian), afrlladfa [feminine] (Welsh)

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