MONSTRANCE


Meaning of MONSTRANCE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈmän(t)-strən(t)s ]

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.