monstrance
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- noun
- /ˈmɒnstrəns/
- Specialized
- In the dimly lit chapel, the monstrance shone beautifully as it held the consecrated bread for the faithful.
Examples
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One thick candle in its red glass cylinder burns near the monstrance.
Fiction book (2000) -
In this image, the bishop, accompanied by the clergy and followed by the populace, carries a monstrance under the shelter of a portable baldachin decorated with the images of various saints and martyrs.
Academic text (2004) -
There is no barrier that would prevent you from touching the monstrance.
Blog text (29) -
Instead, I've been sitting in the chapel by myself in front of the closed monstrance.
Blog text (29) -
Directly under him is an altar with the monstrance bearing the Eucharist.
Academic text (1995) -
At the end of the Mass, the Eucharist was placed in a monstrance, and the priest led a procession around the main square.
Academic text (1994) -
The blindingly white wafer is stuck up there—smack!—in the gold, lollipop-shaped monstrance, sandwiched between little round windows, with all of its gold curlicues radiating.
Fiction book (2000) -
During the Mass, the priest carefully placed the monstrance on the altar for the congregation to adore the Host.
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The intricate design of the monstrance captivated everyone attending the Eucharistic celebration.
Synonyms
A gold or silver container that shows the bread used in Mass
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word monstrance comes from the Latin root monstrare, which means 'to show', and it shares this root with demonstrate. A monstrance is a decorated holder used to 'show' the sacred bread called the Host to people, so the name fits.