单词 | monstrance |
释义 | monstrance (once / 42516 pages) 1n 2n WORD FAMILY monstrance: monstrances USAGE EXAMPLESRays from the monstrance fell on the face of the prior, and that face seemed golden and radiant from their light. Sienkiewicz, Henryk, The Deluge, Vol. I. (of 2)—An Histo...(2011) Mukhovetski from time to time elevated the monstrance and his eyes to heaven, and intoned the hymn, "Before so great a sacrament." Sienkiewicz, Henryk, With Fire and Sword—An Historical N...(2011) The poly-lobed base and the raised stand with elaborate fleur-de-lis are in the best tradition of flamboyant Gothic monstrances. New York Times(Mar 05, 2010) 1 n (Roman Catholic Church) a vessel (usually of gold or silver) in which the consecrated Host is exposed for adoration 2Syn|Hyper ostensorium vessel an object used as a container (especially for liquids) n proof by a process of argument or a series of proposition proving an asserted conclusion Syn|Hyper demonstration proof a formal series of statements showing that if one thing is true something else necessarily follows from it |
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