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Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi

8.2
A 2019 Polish drama film about a young man who pretends to be a priest and faces moral consequences
  • proper noun
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  • After watching Corpus Christi, he kept thinking about the moral questions it raises for days.

Examples

  • She recommended Corpus Christi because the story explores faith and identity in a moving way.

  • I just watched Corpus Christi last night.

  • The international festival screened Corpus Christi, which quickly became a critics' favorite for its powerful performances.

  • Have you seen Corpus Christi yet?

  • The film Corpus Christi explores the complexities of faith and redemption through its main character's journey.

  • In the drama Corpus Christi, the protagonist grapples with his identity after impersonating a priest.

  • Audiences were captivated by the emotional depth portrayed in Corpus Christi, a film that challenges moral boundaries.

Surface Forms

Corpus Christi main

Morphology

Corpus + Christi

This is a Latin proper name/title (literally 'body of Christ') rather than a compositional English phrase; its use as a film title/proper noun is not predictable from everyday constituent meanings and the Latin constituents are not familiar to a B1 learner. Even if a learner knew 'corpus' as 'body' and recognised 'Christi' as related to Christ, the specific reference (a film/the feast) and the idiomatic cultural sense are not derivable, so it is opaque.

Etymology

The film Corpus Christi takes its title from the Latin words Corpus and Christi, meaning the 'body of Christ', to show how the story is tied to church life and faith. That's why the title points to the movie's religious and moral questions about a man acting as a priest.