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monstrance

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Main Entry:
mon·strance 
          Listen to the pronunciation of monstrance
Pronunciation:
\ˈmän(t)-strən(t)s\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle English mustraunce, monstrans demonstration, monstrance, from Anglo-French mustrance show, sign, from Medieval Latin monstrantia, from Latin monstrare to show, from monstrum
Date:
15th century
: a vessel in which the consecrated Host is exposed for the adoration of the faithful


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