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Corpus Christi

 
Dictionary: Cor·pus Chris·ti2   (kôr'pəs krĭs') pronunciation
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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Corpus Christi [Lat.,=body of Christ], feast of the Western Church, observed on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday (or on the following Sunday). The feast, which celebrates the founding of the sacrament of the Eucharist, was established generally in 1264 with an office by St. Thomas Aquinas, which includes the splendid hymn Pange Lingua. In medieval times it was celebrated with pageants and the performance of miracle plays. The anniversary of the institution of the Eucharist by Jesus is on Maundy Thursday.


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Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: Thursday after Trinity Sunday; first celebrated in 1246

Meaning #2: a city in southern Texas on an arm of the Gulf of Mexico


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