Body of Christ

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Archived revision by Equinox (talk | contribs) as of 23:47, 18 February 2019.
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English

Etymology

body + of + Christ

Proper noun

Body of Christ

  1. (literally) The corpse or resurrected body of Jesus Christ.
  2. (by extension) The consecrated bread of the Eucharist, considered to be the flesh of Jesus Christ.
  3. (figuratively) All believers in Jesus Christ as a group; the Church.

Translations

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.