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MONSTRANCE

\mˈɒnstɹəns], \mˈɒnstɹəns], \m_ˈɒ_n_s_t_ɹ_ə_n_s]\

Definitions of MONSTRANCE

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.

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A transparent pyx, in which the consecrated host is exposed to view.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

A transparent pyx, in which the consecrated host is exposed to view.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

In the R. Cath. Church, the utensil in which the consecrated wafer is shown to the congregation.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

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