monstrance
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Summary
monstrance ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,976 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: container[2], Catholic liturgical object[3], archaeological artefact[4], sacred vessel[5]
- Has use: Ostension[6]
- Commons category: Monstrances[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Monstrances[8]
- Described by source: New Encyclopedic Dictionary[9], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[10], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[12]
Why It Matters
monstrance has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] monstrance is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]