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Corpus Christi1 definition

Corpus Christi (kris′tē)

Eccles. a festival celebrated on the Thursday or Sunday after Trinity Sunday, in honor of the Eucharist

Etymology: L, Body of Christ

Corpus Christi2 definition

Corpus Christi (kris′tē)

city in SE Tex., on the Gulf of Mexico: pop. 277,000

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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