Corpus Christi

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Corpus Christi (Lat., ‘body of Christ’). The Christian feast commemorating the origin of the eucharist. It is celebrated in the W. church on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday.

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions JOHN BOWKER

Corpus Christi

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Corpus Christi a feast of the Western Christian Church commemorating the institution of the Eucharist, observed on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday. The name is Latin, and means literally, ‘body of Christ’.

The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable ELIZABETH KNOWLES

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