OSTENSION
Os*ten"sion, n. Etym: [L. ostensio a showing: cf. F. ostension. See Ostend.] (Eccl.)
Definition: The showing of the sacrament on the altar in order that it may receive the adoration of the communicants.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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