Meaning of ostension | Babel Free

Definitions

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

Examples

“And ostension is one perfectly familiar way of introducing a concept.”

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