ostensionとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

ostension (countable and uncountable, plural ostensions)

1. (philosophy) The act of presenting an ostensive definition.
   • 2008 November 22, Richard Fumerton, “Luminous enough for a cognitive home”, in Philosophical Studies, volume 142, number 1, →DOI:

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

2. (human communication) An act of showing or demonstrating.
3. (Christianity) The showing of the sacrament on the altar in order that it may receive the adoration of the communicants.
4. (Folkloristics) Real-life events that parallel well-known events from myth and folklore

関連する語

• ostend
• ostensive
• ostentation