medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
If one looks at the English-language examples on the first page here (there's also one in French but for present purposes that doesn't count), 'ostension' is clearly still in current usage:
http://tinyurl.com/3th52pq
Moreover, in the archives of this honorable list one will find instances from several contributors going back to 1998. All of those instances have to do with relics. Possibly the compilers of the OED are not _au courant_ with learned discourse in this rather specialized area.
The alternative 'display' that one also finds there strikes me as too ordinary, though 'formal display' would work. But I see no reason to abandon an established and still current _terminus technicus_.
Best again,
John Dillon
On 09/09/11, Graham Jones wrote:
> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
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> True, though we still use 'monstrance', and 'demonstration'. 'Ostension' sounds like a painful form of physiotherapy ;-)
>
> Graham
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> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
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> You would be better off with "ostension" - at least they have that
> recorded in 1955 (or 2011 if someone sends then John's post). The
> platform would then be an "ostension extension" - for "external
> ostension"...
>
> John Briggs
>
> On 09/09/2011 12:22, Graham Jones wrote:
> > medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
> >
> > Oops! I've been using it with students to describe the possible reasons for an external platform extrapolated from architectural remains at a church in their area. But then they know I'm a fuddy-duddy.
> >
> > What do members suggest?
> >
> > Graham
> >
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> > Sent: 09 September 2011 12:20
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> > Subject: Re: [M-R] Mary's Belt (WAS: Re: [M-R] Feasts and Saints of the Day: Aug 31)
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> > medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
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> > "Obs. rare." - the last quotation they have is from 1569 ("Monstracion")
> >
> > John Briggs
> >
> > On 09/09/2011 12:13, Graham Jones wrote:
> >>
> >> Monstration?
> >>
> >> Graham
> >>
> >> ________________________________________
> >> From: medieval-religion - Scholarly discussions of medieval religious culture [[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of John Briggs [[log in to unmask]]
> >> Sent: 09 September 2011 11:52
> >> To: [log in to unmask]
> >> Subject: Re: [M-R] Mary's Belt (WAS: Re: [M-R] Feasts and Saints of the Day: Aug 31)
> >>
> >> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
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> >> The OED stigmatises "ostension" as "Now rare." (It doesn't say when
> >> "now" is...)
> >>
> >> John Briggs
> >
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