monstrance

A noun referring to a vessel, typically made of precious metal, used in the Roman Catholic Church to display the consecrated Host for adoration.

• 🇫🇷Vaisseau, généralement en métal précieux, utilisé dans l'Église catholique romaine pour exposer l'hostie consacrée à l'adoration.

1. Demonstration or proof C2 formal

   A demonstration or proof established through a logical argument or a series of propositions that confirm a stated conclusion.

   • The philosopher's monstrance of the theory was both rigorous and compelling.
   • His argument served as a clear monstrance of the theorem's validity.
   • The paper provides a detailed monstrance of the hypothesis through logical steps.

   🇫🇷Démonstration, preuve

   Synonymes: argumentconfirmationdemonstrationevidenceillustrationproofsubstantiationverification

2. Religious vessel B2 formal

   A sacred vessel, typically made of gold or silver, used in the Roman Catholic Church to display the consecrated Host for adoration.

   • The priest placed the consecrated Host in the monstrance for the congregation to adore.
   • The golden monstrance was intricately decorated with jewels.
   • During the Eucharistic adoration, the monstrance was placed on the altar.

   🇫🇷Ostensoir

   Synonymes: ostensorium

• monstrances plural form
• monstrances' possessive plural form
• monstrance's possessive singular form