ostensorium

[ os-tuhn-sawr-ee-uhm, -sohr- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Roman Catholic Church.

, plural os·ten·so·ri·a [os-t, uh, n-, sawr, -ee-, uh, -, sohr, -ee-, uh].

First recorded in 1750–60

This ostensorium is of silver, or of gold, and adorned with diamonds, or gems.

Then, continued they, we raise the ostensorium, and all the people worship it.

The ostensorium is one of the vessels used at the altar, in celebrating the mass.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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