SINCE 1828
Corpus Christi
noun
Cor·pus Chris·ti
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Definition of Corpus Christi
(Entry 1 of 2)
: the Thursday after Trinity observed as a Roman Catholic festival in honor of the Eucharist
Corpus Christi
geographical name
Cor·pus Chris·ti
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Definition of Corpus Christi (Entry 2 of 2)
city and port on
Corpus Christi Bay (an inlet of the Gulf of Mexico)
at the mouth of the Nueces River in southern Texas population 305,215
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