ostension
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Middle French ostension, in turn from Latin ostensio
Noun [edit]
ostension (countable and uncountable; plural ostensions)
- (philosophy) The act of ostending, of presenting an ostensive definition
- 2008 November 22, Richard Fumerton, “Luminous enough for a cognitive home”, Philosophical Studies, volume 142, number 1, DOI:10.1007/s11098-008-9301-6:
- And ostension is one perfectly familiar way of introducing a concept.
- 2008 November 22, Richard Fumerton, “Luminous enough for a cognitive home”, Philosophical Studies, volume 142, number 1, DOI:10.1007/s11098-008-9301-6:
- (obsolete) An act of showing or demonstrating
- The showing of the sacrament on the altar in order that it may receive the adoration of the communicants.
