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Lunula

1910 New Catholic Dictionary

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(Latin: moon or little moon)

A circular receptacle, usually with glass sides, inserted into an ostensorium, to show the Sacred Host. It is blessed by a priest, and therefore is a sacred vessel.

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Entry for 'Lunula'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ncd/​l/lunula.html. 1910.
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