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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: (Roman Catholic Church) a vessel (usually of gold or silver) in which the consecrated Host is exposed for adoration [syn: monstrance, ostensorium]

Merriam Webster's

noun (plural ostensoria) Etymology: Medieval Latin, from Latin ostendere Date: circa 1772 monstrance

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Ostensorium Os`ten*so"ri*um, Ostensory Os*ten"so*ry, n.; pl. L. -soria, E. -sories. [NL. ostensorium: cf. F. ostensoir. See Ostensible.] (R. C. Ch.) Same as Monstrance.