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Corpus Christi

(kris′tē)

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

Origin: L, Body of Christ

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

See Corpus Christi in American Heritage Dictionary 4

A city of southern Texas on Corpus Christi Bay, an arm of the Gulf of Mexico. The city is highly industrialized and has a large shrimp-fishing fleet. Population: 285,000.

noun
Roman Catholic Church

A feast in honor of the Eucharist.
The first Thursday after Trinity Sunday, the day on which this feast is observed.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Medieval Latin Corpus Chrīstī, body of Christ

Origin: : Latin corpus, body

Origin: + Latin Chrīstī

Origin: , genitive of Chrīstus, Christ

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