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Corpus Christi en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /-tɪ/ (General-American)
  • /-tɪ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈkɔːpəs ˈkɹɪstaɪ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈkɔɹːpəs ˈkɹɪstaɪ/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Latin, meaning “body of Christ”.

Meanings

  1. A feast day in honor of the Eucharist, observed by Roman Catholics and high-church Anglicans on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday.
  2. A coastal city, the county seat of Nueces County, Texas.
  3. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal, qualifier:Cambridge University) Ellipsis of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.
    alt of Cambridge
  4. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal, qualifier:Oxford University) Ellipsis of Corpus Christi College, Oxford.
    alt of Oxford

Translations (12)

cs Boží tělo (festival in honour of the Eucharist) · uk Боже тило (festival in honour of the Eucharist) · ga Déardaoin Chorp Chríost (festival in honour of the Eucharist) · it Corpus Domini (festival in honour of the Eucharist) · trc Chaꞌanj Rmentó (festival in honour of the Eucharist) · fr Fête-Dieu (festival in honour of the Eucharist) · wym Halikier Łajchnaomstaog (festival in honour of the Eucharist) · de Fronleichnam (festival in honour of the Eucharist) · pl Boże Ciało (festival in honour of the Eucharist) · fi Pyhän ruumiin juhla (festival in honour of the Eucharist) · gl Corpo de Cristo (festival in honour of the Eucharist) · pt Corpus Christi (festival in honour of the Eucharist)