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Cor⋅pus Chris⋅ti

[kawr-puhs kris-tee, -tahy]
–noun Roman Catholic Church.
a festival in honor of the Eucharist, celebrated on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday.

Origin:
1325–75; ME < ML: lit., body of Christ

Cor⋅pus Chris⋅ti

[kawr-puhs kris-tee]
–noun
a seaport in S Texas. 231,999.
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Cor·pus Chris·ti 1   (kôr'pəs krĭs'tē)   
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.
Cor·pus Chris·ti 2   (kôr'pəs krĭs'tē)   
n.   Roman Catholic Church
  1. A feast in honor of the Eucharist.

  2. The first Thursday after Trinity Sunday, the day on which this feast is observed.


[Middle English, from Medieval Latin Corpus Chrīstī, body of Christ : Latin corpus, body + Latin Chrīstī, genitive of Chrīstus, Christ.]
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