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Meaning of "monstrance" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MONSTRANCE

From Medieval Latin mōnstrantia, from Latin mōnstrāre to show.
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PRONUNCIATION OF MONSTRANCE

monstrance  [ˈmɒnstrəns] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MONSTRANCE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Monstrance is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MONSTRANCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Monstrance

A monstrance, also known as ostensorium, is the vessel used in Roman Catholic, Old Catholic and Anglican churches to display the consecrated Eucharistic host, during Eucharistic adoration or Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. Created in the medieval period for the public display of relics, the monstrance today is usually restricted for vessels used for hosts. The word monstrance comes from the Latin word monstrare, meaning "to show". In Latin, the monstrance is known as an ostensorium.

Definition of monstrance in the English dictionary

The definition of monstrance in the dictionary is a receptacle, usually of gold or silver, with a transparent container in which the consecrated Host is exposed for adoration.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MONSTRANCE


appearance
əˈpɪərəns
assurance
əˈʃʊərəns
clearance
ˈklɪərəns
conference
ˈkɒnfərəns
difference
ˈdɪfərəns
endurance
ɪnˈdjʊərəns
entrance
ˈɛntrəns
Florence
ˈflɒrəns
fragrance
ˈfreɪɡrəns
insurance
ɪnˈʃʊərəns
Lawrence
ˈlɒrəns
occurrence
əˈkʌrəns
outrance
ˈuːtrəns
penetrance
ˈpɛnɪtrəns
preference
ˈprɛfərəns
recalcitrance
rɪˈkælsɪtrəns
reentrance
riːˈɛntrəns
reference
ˈrɛfərəns
remonstrance
rɪˈmɒnstrəns
tolerance
ˈtɒlərəns

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MONSTRANCE

monsieur
Monsignor
Monsignori
monsignorial
monsoon
monsoon rains
monsoonal
monsoons
monster
monster truck
monstera
monstering
monstrosities
monstrosity
monstrous
monstrously
monstrousness
monstruosity
monstruous

WORDS THAT END LIKE MONSTRANCE

advance
car insurance
customs clearance
deliverance
disappearance
Fort-de-France
France
health insurance
ignorance
industrial insurance
intolerance
liability insurance
life insurance
perseverance
put in an appearance
remembrance
severance
Torrance
trance
travel insurance
zero tolerance

Synonyms and antonyms of monstrance in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «monstrance» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MONSTRANCE

Find out the translation of monstrance to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of monstrance from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «monstrance» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

圣体匣
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

custodia
570 millions of speakers

English

monstrance
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

monstrance
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

القربان المقدس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

дароносица
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ostensório
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

monstrance
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ostensoir
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Monstrans
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Monstranz
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

聖体顕示台
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

monstrance
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Monstrance
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bình thánh thể
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கதிர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

राक्षस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

monstrance
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ostensorio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

monstrancja
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дароносица
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

chivot
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αρτοφόριο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

monstrans
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

monstrance
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

monstransen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of monstrance

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MONSTRANCE»

The term «monstrance» is regularly used and occupies the 80.667 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MONSTRANCE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about monstrance

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MONSTRANCE»

Discover the use of monstrance in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to monstrance and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Catholicism Answer Book: The 300 Most Frequently Asked ...
Tabernacle, monstrance, chalice, ciboria, paten, corporal, and purificator are items integral to the Blessed Sacrament. The chalice is the vessel that holds the wine which will become the blood of Christ; the paten and ciboria hold the hosts ...
Kenneth Brighenti, John Trigilio, 2007
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A Pilgrim's Handbook to Fatima
Monstrance. A Gift from the People of Ireland What is widely regarded as among the most magnificent works of religious art produced in Ireland since the Book of Kells is also one of the most valued religious objects in the Treasury of the ...
Leo Madigan, 2001
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The Eucharist in the Reformation
The monstrance, whose name derives from the Latin monstrare, "to show," derived from the reliquary, partaking of the ... and highly skilled workmanship - as well as the reliquary's function of display.110 The monstrance consisted of a stem like ...
Lee Palmer Wandel, 2006
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Catholic Cults and Devotions: A Psychological Inquiry
It can easily be seen from these paintings and drawings that the monstrance used in the devotion was almost invariably a sunburst monstrance. If then there was something appealing about staring at an exposed Blessed Sacrament, this really ...
Michael P. Carroll, 1989
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The Genome Incorporated: Constructing Biodigital Identity
In the piece 'Monstrance' (1996), seven photographs of different embryos, each a few days old were arranged in a vertical line as though they were jewels on a broach. The images are of cells under a phase-contrast microscope. In the Roman ...
Dr Kate O'Riordan, 2012
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The Return of Cultural Treasures
In 1982 Nan Kelker, curator at the San Antonio Museum of Art, rejected a smuggler's attempt to sell a colonial period Colombian monstrance valued at $3 million, and regarded by scholars as among the three most important extant art pieces ...
Jeanette Greenfield, 1996
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Who Owns Antiquity?: Museums and the Battle over Our Ancient ...
The transformation of objects through trade between Europe and Islamic Egypt is evident in this beautiful fourteenth-century German monstrance, once a highly prized part of an ecclesiastical treasury, known commonly as the Guelph Treasure ...
James Cuno, 2010
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Medieval Piety from Relics to the Eucharist: A Process of ...
A synod held at Liege in 1287 mentions not a monstrance but a pyx in connection with the feast of Corpus Christi.47 When the viaticum was taken to the sick or in the course of the theophoric processions, to the extent that these occurred ...
Godefridus J. C. Snoek, 1995
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The Complete Training Course for Altar Guilds
MONSTRANCE Another item that falls generally under the category of a vessel is the monstrance, which some churches still use, its ritual use began around the late thirteenth century. The word monstrance comes from the Latin monstrare, ...
B. Don Taylor
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A Renaissance Treasury: The Flagg Collection of European ...
1485-1522) Nuremberg ca. 1520 Silver and glass 42 x 12x7 1/2 in. (106.7 x 30.5 x 19 cm) M1991.78 DESCRIPTION: This silver tower monstrance consists of a high pedestal supporting a glass receptacle surrounded by multitiered canopies,  ...
Laurie Winters, Joseph R. Bliss, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MONSTRANCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term monstrance is used in the context of the following news items.
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Tweeting With God: Essential Text for RCIA and More
The earnest Dutch priest, for example, refers to the monstrance which holds the Blessed Sacrament during Adoration as a “receptacle” which, ... «Patheos, Jul 15»
2
Norman's Attic of Memories
... with its beautiful outdoor procession when the houses along the way where the monstrance was held high were all decorated for the feast. «Biddeford - Saco - OOB Courier, Jul 15»
3
The Pursuit of Manliness
Some of the prangstangen presented in Muhr were crowned with tiny pine trees and wooden cutouts of the monstrance. One had a carving of ... «Daily Yonder, Jul 15»
4
Vocations Marketing and Events Coordinator – Archdiocese of …
Responsible for coordinating, organizing and hosting the bi-annual Blessed Monstrance for Vocations event. Supervise the creation and ... «DFW Catholic, Jul 15»
5
Jesuit church Iglesia de la Compania where pope will pray in …
Some of the church's treasures — including a monstrance and the originals of the huge, graphic paintings of the “Last Judgment” and “Hell,” ... «Crux: Covering all things Catholic, Jul 15»
6
Divine Reality in “Final Fantasy”
Orphan takes on another form which looks uncannily like a monstrance. Indeed, Orphan is rife with inverted Christological motifs. orphan_2 ... «Patheos, Jun 15»
7
Mary's Choice hosts Mass, prayers on abortion days at Planned …
A monstrance was donated by St. Joseph Church in Wall Lake to be used for adoration in the chapel. “We are excited about the changes,” said ... «Sioux City Catholic Globe, Jun 15»
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Museum of Christian Art makes mark on global shores | Goa NYOOOZ
The select five exhibits include an ivory statue of Infant Jesus (saviour of the world), a gilt silver reliquary monstrance believed to hold a thorn ... «NYOOOZ, Jun 15»
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Museum of Christian Art makes mark on global shores
The select five exhibits include an ivory statue of Infant Jesus (saviour of the world), a gilt silver reliquary monstrance believed to hold a thorn ... «Times of India, Jun 15»
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'Become who you receive' in the Eucharist, Bishop Lynch tells …
In a slow march, they filed into the convention center for about an hour, passing before the Eucharist displayed in a large monstrance on the ... «CatholicPhilly.com, Jun 15»

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