CorpusChristi

CorpusChristi
I. Cor·pus Chris·ti1 (kôr'pəs krĭsʹtē)
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: 257,453.
  II. Cor·pus Chris·ti2 (kôr'pəs krĭsʹtē) 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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