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Monstrance (Noun)

(Roman Catholic Church) a vessel (usually of gold or silver) in which the consecrated Host is exposed for adoration.

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

The monstrance was lifted high by the priest during the Eucharistic procession for the faithful to revere and adore.
A procession of priests and altar servers filed slowly into the church, and at the front, one held aloft a gleaming gold monstrance.
During the ceremony, a beam of sunlight illuminated the monstrance, highlighting the consecrated Host within.
In a display of great reverence, the priest opened the case and retrieved the delicate silver monstrance.
On the altar stood a beautifully ornate monstrance, containing the consecrated Host, where the faithful could pray and worship.

Proof by a process of argument or a series of proposition proving an asserted conclusion.

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.

The priest presented the Eucharist in the monstrance, an act that underscored the central argument of the Catholic doctrine of transubstantiation.
As he proudly displayed the consecrated host in a golden monstrance, the priest pointed to it as the ultimate proof of Christ's real presence.
St Thomas Aquinas used the concept of a monstrance to explain the corporeal presence of Christ in the Eucharist, arguing by analogy that just as the glass surrounding the host reveals its fullness, so too does Christ fully reside in the bread.
Catholics argue that the use of the monstrance supports their belief in the literal body and blood of Christ, an assertion they claim is reinforced by Christ's words at the Last Supper.
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament in a monstrance fortifies the claim of Real Presence, pointing toward proof that what seems to be mere bread is actually the divine flesh of the resurrected Christ.