monstrance
vessel used to display religious object in the Christian tradition
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monstrance
Summary
monstrance has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]
Key Facts
- monstrance is a type of container[2].
- monstrance is a type of Catholic liturgical object[3].
- monstrance is a type of archaeological artefact[4].
- monstrance is a type of sacred vessel[5].
- monstrance is used for Ostension[6].
- monstrance's Commons category is recorded as Monstrances[7].
- monstrance's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Monstrances[8].
- monstrance's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary[9].
- monstrance's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[10].
- monstrance's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
- monstrance's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[12].
Body
Definition and Type
Recorded subclass of include container[2], Catholic liturgical object[3], archaeological artefact[4], and sacred vessel[5].
Use and Application
monstrance is used for Ostension[6].
Why It Matters
monstrance has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] monstrance is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]