单词 | ostensory |
释义 | ostensoryn. Roman Catholic Church. A monstrance; = ostensorium n. ΘΚΠ society > faith > artefacts > implement (general) > vessel (general) > monstrance > [noun] monstrance1434 mustenaunce1479 monstrec1480 monstrant1509 monstrate1524 monstral1532 observator1560 remonstrance1656 ostensorio1722 ostensorium1758 ostensory1787 ostensor1804 ostensoir1833 1787 W. Beckford Jrnl. Portugal 7 June (1954) 68 The light of innumerable tapers blazing on the diamonds and rubies of the ostensory. 1839 New Monthly Mag. 55 551 The priest turned round with the glittering ostensory in his hand. 1872 S. W. Barnum Romanism as it Is 482 The priest..holds up the ostensory, while he turns to his right towards the people. 1895 Catholic World Oct. 20 This chasuble was given by Ann of Austria, this ostensory by the Duchess of Angoulême. 1978 Speculum 53 455 (note) I was not allowed to open the ostensory. 2002 Independent (Nexis) 18 Dec. A ludicrously ornate 1699 ostensory, 1m high, weighing over 12kg and studded with more than 6,000 diamonds. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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