ostension

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle French ostension, in turn from Latin ostensiō, ostensiōnem. === Noun === ostension (countable and uncountable, plural ostensions) (philosophy) The act of presenting an ostensive definition. (human communication) An act of showing or demonstrating. (Christianity) The showing of the sacrament on the altar in order that it may receive the adoration of the communicants. (Folkloristics) Real-life events that parallel well-known events from myth and folklore ==== Related terms ==== ostend ostensive ostentation