ostension
- noun
- /ɑːˈtɛnʃən/
- Jargon
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ostensión
- During the ostension, the actors vividly enacted scenes from the ancient legend for the audience.
Examples
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The historical society organized an ostension where members reenacted key events from local folklore.
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Another curiosity of the 1703 ostension print is worthy of our attention.
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He had an excellent view of the relic from his seat just to the side of the ostension table.
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Only at the ostension of 1697, following the resolution of a lawsuit, did the chapter finally recognize the independence of the chapel.
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We must understand this image not only as an ideal representation of an ostension in the Shroud Chapel, but also as an example of dynastic propaganda in a medium of mass reproduction.
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More than ecclesiastical rituals, the ostensions of the Shroud were ceremonies that involved the participation of the entire court and ducal officials.
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The archbishop of Turin and the bishop of Fossano, together with the canons of the cathedral, officiated at the ostension to musical accompaniment.
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The design of the Shroud Chapel reflects the desire of the Savoy and their advisers to facilitate the effectiveness of the ostension ceremony as an instrument of dynastic self-representation.
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Even so, this meant that the duke had to descend from his tribune in the left transept (Fig. 21) and then climb the stairs to the shrine in order to take part in the ostension ceremony.
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Understanding in a literal way the multiplication of species enables us to appreciate the profound significance that seeing the Shroud had for those who congregated in Turin for the ostensions.
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Synonyms
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Making art that copies real life or someone's words
How Dramatic
Surface Forms
Morphology
ostension = ostend (opaque) = ostend + ion
The noun is formed with the Latin-derived stem 'ostend-' plus '-ion'; the base stem is not a productive modern English word and the specialized folkloric sense cannot be derived by average learners.
Etymology
Ostension comes from the Latin ostendere 'to show'. A helpful image is people 'showing' a story in real life by acting it out, so an ostension is when a legend or tale is put into action.