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corpus christi

/ˈkɔɹːpəs ˈkɹɪstaɪ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.07 in modern English

Syllables
cor-pus christi
IPA
/ˈkɔɹːpəs ˈkɹɪstaɪ/
22
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A feast day in honor of the Eucharist, observed by Roman Catholics and high-church Anglicans on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday.

name

A coastal city, the county seat of Nueces County, Texas.

name

Ellipsis of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.

Informal

name

Ellipsis of Corpus Christi College, Oxford.

Informal

Etymology

From Latin, meaning “body of Christ”.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈkɔɹːpəs ˈkɹɪstaɪ/
  • British English: /ˈkɔːpəs ˈkɹɪstaɪ/

Usage

Questions

How do you pronounce corpus christi?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɔɹːpəs ˈkɹɪstaɪ/.
What does corpus christi mean?
A feast day in honor of the Eucharist, observed by Roman Catholics and high-church Anglicans on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday.
Where does corpus christi come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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