OSTENSORIUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ostensorium mean? 

• OSTENSORIUM (noun)
  The noun OSTENSORIUM has 1 sense:

1. (Roman Catholic Church) a vessel (usually of gold or silver) in which the consecrated Host is exposed for adoration

  Familiarity information: OSTENSORIUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OSTENSORIUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(Roman Catholic Church) a vessel (usually of gold or silver) in which the consecrated Host is exposed for adoration

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

monstrance; ostensorium

Hypernyms ("ostensorium" is a kind of...):

vessel (an object used as a container (especially for liquids))

Domain category:

Church of Rome; Roman Catholic; Roman Catholic Church; Roman Church; Western Church (the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy)