Noun: Corpus Christi 'kor-pus 'kris-tee
- Thursday after Trinity Sunday; first celebrated in 1246
- A city in southern Texas on an arm of the Gulf of Mexico
Type of: Christian holy day, city, metropolis, urban center [US], urban centre [Brit, Cdn]
Part of: Lone-Star State, Tex., Texas, TX
Encyclopedia: Corpus Christi, Texas