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monstrance

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: monstrance

1
 n
(Roman Catholic Church) a vessel (usually of gold or silver) in which the consecrated Host is exposed for adoration
2
 n
proof by a process of argument or a series of proposition proving an asserted conclusion
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: monstrance
1

n (Roman Catholic Church) a vessel (usually of gold or silver) in which the consecrated Host is exposed for adoration

Synonyms:
ostensorium
Type of:
vessel
an object used as a container (especially for liquids)
2

n proof by a process of argument or a series of proposition proving an asserted conclusion

Synonyms:
demonstration
Type of:
proof
a formal series of statements showing that if one thing is true something else necessarily follows from it
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