"Body of Christ" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: body + of + Christ Etymology templates: {{m|en|body}} body, {{m|en|of}} of, {{m|en|Christ}} Christ Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Body of Christ}} Body of Christ
  1. (literally) The corpse or resurrected body of Jesus Christ. Tags: literally Categories (topical): Christianity Translations (the body of Jesus): Leib Christi [masculine] (German), Krisztus teste (Hungarian), Те́ло Христо́во (Télo Xristóvo) [neuter] (Russian), Kristi kropp [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-Body_of_Christ-en-name-ya9I18J3 Disambiguation of Christianity: 37 30 33 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 36 28 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 32 34 34 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 33 34 34 Disambiguation of 'the body of Jesus': 51 26 23
  2. (by extension) The consecrated bread of the Eucharist, considered to be the flesh of Jesus Christ. Tags: broadly Categories (topical): Christianity Translations (the bread of the eucharist): Leib Christi [masculine] (German), Krisztus teste (Hungarian), Ciało Chrystusa [neuter] (Polish), Eucharystia [feminine] (Polish), Hostia [feminine] (Polish), Najświętszy Sakrament [masculine] (Polish), Przenajświętszy Sakrament [masculine] (Polish), Те́ло Христо́во (Télo Xristóvo) [neuter] (Russian), Kristi kropp [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-Body_of_Christ-en-name-ChoTiz4u Disambiguation of Christianity: 37 30 33 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 36 28 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 32 34 34 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 33 34 34 Disambiguation of 'the bread of the eucharist': 16 71 13
  3. (figuratively) All believers in Jesus Christ as a group; the Church. Tags: figuratively Categories (topical): Christianity Translations (a title describing all believers in Jesus): Leib Christi [masculine] (German), Ciało Chrystusa [neuter] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-Body_of_Christ-en-name-8ynLSUJn Disambiguation of Christianity: 37 30 33 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 36 28 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 32 34 34 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 33 34 34 Disambiguation of 'a title describing all believers in Jesus': 24 19 57

Alternative forms

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