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Ostensibility
Ostensibility Os*ten`si*bil"i*ty, n. The quality or state of being ostensible.
Ostensible
Ostensible Os*ten"si*ble, a. [From L. ostensus, p. p. of ostendere to show, prop., to stretch out before; fr. prefix obs- (old form of ob-) + tendere to stretch. See Tend.] 1. Capable of being shown; proper or intended to be shown. [R.] --Walpole. 2. Shown; exhibited; declared; avowed; professed; apparent; -- often used as opposed to real or actual; as, an ostensible reason, motive, or aim. --D. Ramsay.
Ostensibly
Ostensibly Os*ten"si*bly, adv. In an ostensible manner; avowedly; professedly; apparently. --Walsh. Ostensibly, we were intended to prevent filibustering into Texas, but really as a menace to Mexico. --U. S. Grant.
Ostension
Ostension Os*ten"sion, n. [L. ostensio a showing: cf. F. ostension. See Ostend.] (Eccl.) The showing of the sacrament on the altar in order that it may receive the adoration of the communicants.
Ostensive
Ostensive Os*ten"sive, a. Showing; exhibiting. Ostensive demonstration (Math.), a direct or positive demonstration, as opposed to the apagogical or indirect method.
Ostensive demonstration
Ostensive Os*ten"sive, a. Showing; exhibiting. Ostensive demonstration (Math.), a direct or positive demonstration, as opposed to the apagogical or indirect method.
Ostensively
Ostensively Os*ten"sive*ly, adv. In an ostensive manner.
Ostensorium
Ostensorium Os`ten*so"ri*um, Ostensory Os*ten"so*ry, n.; pl. L. -soria, E. -sories. [NL. ostensorium: cf. F. ostensoir. See Ostensible.] (R. C. Ch.) Same as Monstrance.
Ostensory
Ostensorium Os`ten*so"ri*um, Ostensory Os*ten"so*ry, n.; pl. L. -soria, E. -sories. [NL. ostensorium: cf. F. ostensoir. See Ostensible.] (R. C. Ch.) Same as Monstrance.

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- Osten (German: [ˈoːstn̩]; Northern Low Saxon: Oosten) is a muni****lity in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river...
- des Ostens replaced an earlier Königsberg party publication, Die rote Fahne des Ostens. The young Martin Hoffmann was the editor of Echo des Ostens until...
- Cathy Osten Suzanne Osten Manfred Osten Cornelius Osten Ariel Gerardo Nahuelpan Osten The noble surname von der Osten may refer to: von der Osten (noble...
- follows: Östen Bergstrand (1873–1948), Swedish astronomer Östen Dahl (born 1945), Swedish linguist Östen Edlund (born 1934), Swedish discus thrower Östen Elfving...
- Bo Östen Undén (25 August 1886 – 14 January 1974) was a Swedish academic (J.D.), civil servant and Social Democratic politician who served as acting Prime...
- Look up østen in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Østen is a Scandinavian male given name. People named Østen include: Østen Kjørn (1727–1805), Norwegian...
- The House of Osten-Sacken is a noble family of Baltic Germans, which belonged to German, Swedish and Russian nobility. Members of the family held the...
- to: Osten (surname) Osten (Macedonian magazine), humor w****ly Östen, semi-legendary king of Sweden Östen (name) Øystein, Norwegian given name Østen, Scandinavian...
- Ostlandkreuz (German for "Eastern Lands Cross") or Kreuz des deutschen Ostens ("Cross of the German East") is the name of memorial crosses in Germany remembering...
- Carson Van Osten (September 24, 1945 – December 22, 2015) was an American comics creator and musician. Van Osten studied at the Philadelphia College of...