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Corpus mysticum ()

(Language: Latin)

Short Description: Literally, “mystical body”; one of the traditional epithets for the Christian Church

Long Description: Literally, “mystical body”; one of the traditional epithets for the Christian Church, understood as the Body of Christ (cf. Eph. 4:4-13) and nourished by the Eucharist.

Sources: Light on the Ancient Worlds: New Translation with Selected Letters by Frithjof Schuon