ostensorium
[ os-tuh n-sawr-ee-uh m, -sohr- ]
/ ˌɒs tənˈsɔr i əm, -ˈsoʊr- /
noun, plural os·ten·so·ri·a [os-tuh n-sawr-ee-uh, -sohr-ee-uh] /ˌɒs tənˈsɔr i ə, -ˈsoʊr i ə/. Roman Catholic Church.
Origin of ostensorium
First recorded in 1750–60
Words nearby ostensorium
ostend manifesto,
ostensible,
ostensibly,
ostensive,
ostensive definition,
ostensorium,
ostensory,
ostentation,
ostentatious,
osteo-,
osteoanagenesis
Example sentences from the Web for ostensorium
The ostensorium is one of the vessels used at the altar, in celebrating the mass.
Stories of the Badger State |Reuben Gold ThwaitesThen, continued they, we raise the ostensorium, and all the people worship it.
History of the Reformation in the Sixteenth Century (Volume 1) |J. H. Merle D'AubignThis ostensorium is of silver, or of gold, and adorned with diamonds, or gems.
Pagan Origin of Partialist Doctrines |John Claudius Pitrat