monstrance
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monstrance
- /ˈmɒnstɹəns/ UK
- /ˈmɑnztɹəns/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle English mustraunce, from Old French mostrance, monstrance, from post-classical Latin mōnstrantia, from classical Latin mōnstrāns, present participle of mōnstrāre (“to show”).
noun monstrances
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An ornamental, often precious receptacle, either open or with a transparent cover, in which the sacramental bread (consecrated host) is placed for Eucharistic adoration.
He loved to kneel down on the cold marble pavement and watch the priest, in his stiff flowered dalmatic, slowly and with white hands moving aside the veil of the tabernacle, or raising aloft the jewelled, lantern-shaped monstrance with that pallid wafer that at times, one would fain think, is indeed
Similar: ostensorium, ostensory
Translations
Talk about this word "monstrance." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/monstrance. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. monstrance. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/monstrance "monstrance." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/monstrance.Cite this
@misc{monstrance_2026,
title = {monstrance},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/monstrance},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
