ostension

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of presenting an ostensive definition.
  2. An act of showing or demonstrating.
  3. The showing of the sacrament on the altar in order that it may receive the adoration of the communicants.
  4. Real-life events that parallel well-known events from myth and folklore

Word forms

ostension ostensions

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French ostension, in turn from Latin ostensiō, ostensiōnem.

Related words

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