Body of Christ

English

Etymology

body + of + Christ

Proper noun

Body of Christ

1. (literally) The corpse or resurrected body of Jesus Christ.
2. (figuratively) The bread of the eucharist.
3. (figuratively) A title describing, as a whole group, all believers in Jesus Christ.

Translations

the body of Jesus

• German: Leib Christi (de) m
• Hungarian: Krisztus teste (hu)

• Russian: Тело Христово (ru) (t'élo χristóvo) n
• Swedish: Kristi kropp (sv) c

the bread of the eucharist

• German: Leib Christi (de) m
• Hungarian: Krisztus teste (hu)

• Russian: Тело Христово (ru) (t'élo χristóvo) n
• Swedish: Kristi kropp (sv) c

a title describing all believers in Jesus

• German: Leib Christi (de) m

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Translations to be checked

• Latin: Corpus Christi
• Maltese: Ġisem ta' Kristu