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Corpus Christi

UK/ˈkɔːpəs ˈkɹɪstaɪ/US/ˈkɔɹːpəs ˈkɹɪstaɪ/

Corpus Christi proper noun: a feast day in honor of the Eucharist, observed by Roman Catholics and high-church Anglicans on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday. Also the ellipsis of Corpus Christi College.

Proper noun

Corpus Christi

  1. A feast day in honor of the Eucharist, observed by Roman Catholics and high-church Anglicans on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday.
  2. A coastal city, the county seat of Nueces County, Texas.

Also used as

Corpus Christi is also the ellipsis of Corpus Christi College.

Origin of Corpus Christi

From Latin, meaning “body of Christ”.

Questions about Corpus Christi

What does Corpus Christi mean?
Corpus Christi means a feast day in honor of the Eucharist, observed by Roman Catholics and high-church Anglicans on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday.
What part of speech is Corpus Christi?
Corpus Christi is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Corpus Christi?
Corpus Christi is pronounced /ˈkɔːpəs ˈkɹɪstaɪ/ (UK).

Words near Corpus Christi in the dictionary

  1. corpus callosotomy
  2. corpus callosum
  3. corpus cavernosum
  4. corpus cavernosum clitoridis
  5. corpus cavernosum penis
  6. Corpus Christi
  7. corpus delicti
  8. corpus fetishism
  9. corpus fimbriatum
  10. corpus juris
  11. corpus language

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