Corpus Christi Definition

kôrpəs krĭstē
noun
A Christian feast in honor of the Eucharist, observed on the first Thursday or the first Sunday after Trinity Sunday.
American Heritage
pronoun

(Roman Catholic) A festival in honour of the Eucharist, observed on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday.

Wiktionary

A coastal city in Texas.

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Origin of Corpus Christi

  • Middle English from Medieval Latin Corpus Chrīstī body of Christ Latin corpus body Latin Chrīstī genitive of Chrīstus Christ

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Latin, meaning "body of Christ".

    From Wiktionary

Corpus Christi Sentence Examples

  • In April 1649 he entered Lincoln College, Oxford, and on the 3rd of November 1651 he became scholar of Corpus Christi College.

  • In 1539 or 1J40 he started for Germany and Switzerland, and returning to England became a member of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.

  • It is not known at what school he was educated, nor at what college, though the presumption is in favour of Magdalen, Oxford, whence he drew so many members of his subsequent foundation, Corpus Christi.

  • The crown of Fox's career was his foundation of Corpus Christi College, which he established in 1515-1516.

  • In 1264 he instituted the festival of Corpus Christi.

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