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monstration

monstration noun: the act of demonstrating; proof.

Noun (1)

monstration

  1. (obsolete) The act of demonstrating; proof.
    • The Communio, the true point of lustre in the mass, in connection with which the change of substance takes place, and now, after completed consecration, adoration, and monstration of the host, the body of the Lord is partaken of by the priest.1878, Jan Jacob van Oosterzee, Practical theology, a manual for theological students
    • Representation, or the art of making absent Persons and things present, as often as is requisite—this is imitation, monstration, or demonstration of persons and things1895, Lord Edmond Fitzmaurice, Life of Sir William Petty 1623 - 1687/Chapter X

Noun (2)

monstration (plural monstrations)

  1. A kind of flash mob popular in Russia, where young people take to the streets with homemade banners and placards sporting absurd, non-political slogans.

Forms of monstration

pluralmonstrations

Origin of monstration

From Latin monstratio.

Questions about monstration

What does monstration mean?
Monstration means the act of demonstrating; proof.
What part of speech is monstration?
Monstration is a noun.
What is the plural of monstration?
The plural of monstration is monstrations.

Words near monstration in the dictionary

  1. monstrance
  2. monstrance bean
  3. monstrance beans
  4. monstrances
  5. monstrate
  6. monstration
  7. monstrations
  8. monstre
  9. monstre sacré
  10. monstres
  11. monstres sacrés

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