Body of Christ
Americannoun
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the community of believers of which Christ is the head. 1 Corinthians 12:27.
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the consecrated bread of the Eucharist.
noun
Example Sentences
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"The obligation of a Bishop is to ensure that all who serve the faithful are able to do so while unifying and building the Body of Christ."
From Fox News ● Jul. 9, 2021
This is the Catholic practice in which the Body of Christ in the Eucharist, exposed on the church altar, must be attended around the clock.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 21, 2020
The people from many churches became the Church, the one Body of Christ — holy, universal and apostolic — in love and compassion.
From New York Times ● Nov. 7, 2017
As the Body of Christ, though, we can love and serve and weep and mourn.
From Time ● Jun. 12, 2016
And in the very same way the Spirit long ago became manifest in the Body of Christ, the first cabbage rose began to materialize on my tablecloth.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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