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• Corporal — • A square white linen cloth, now usually somewhat smaller than the breadth of an altar, upon which the Sacred Host and chalice are placed during the celebration of Mass Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Corporal     Corporal …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Corporal — Cor po*ral (k[^o]r p[ o]*ral), ||Corporale Cor po*ra le ( r? l?), n. [LL. corporale: cf. F. corporal. See {Corporal},a.] A fine linen cloth, on which the sacred elements are consecrated in the eucharist, or with which they are covered; a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Corporal oath — Corporal Cor po*ral (k[^o]r p[ o]*ral), ||Corporale Cor po*ra le ( r? l?), n. [LL. corporale: cf. F. corporal. See {Corporal},a.] A fine linen cloth, on which the sacred elements are consecrated in the eucharist, or with which they are covered; a …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• corporal — corporal1 [kôr′pə rəl, kôr′prəl] n. [< Fr caporal < It caporale, a corporal < capo, chief, head < L caput,HEAD: sp. infl. by assoc. with corps or CORPORAL2] the lowest ranking noncommissioned officer, just below a sergeant; specif.,… …   English World dictionary

• Corporal (liturgy) — The Corporal (from the Latin corpus, body ) is a square white linen cloth, now usually somewhat smaller than the breadth of an altar, upon which the chalice and paten, and also the ciborium containing the smaller hosts for the Communion of the… …   Wikipedia

• corporal — corporal1 corporality, n. corporally, adv. /kawr peuhr euhl, preuhl/, adj. 1. of the human body; bodily; physical: corporal suffering. 2. Zool. of the body proper, as distinguished from the head and limbs. 3. personal: corporal possession …   Universalium

• Corporal of Bolsena — A tapestry depicting the Miracle of Bolsena as part of the Corpus Christi parade in Orvieto …   Wikipedia

• corporal — I cor•po•ral [[t]ˈkɔr pər əl, prəl[/t]] adj. 1) of the body; bodily: corporal punishment[/ex] 2) personal: corporal possession[/ex] 3) Obs. corporeal; of the material world • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME corporall (< AF) < L corporālis bodily… …   From formal English to slang

• corporal — Synonyms and related words: NCO, acting corporal, acting sergeant, altar cloth, baldacchino, baldachin, baptismal font, bodily, carnal, centurion, cerecloth, chancel screen, chief warrant officer, chrismal, color sergeant, corporeal, earthly,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• corporal — 1. n. 1 a non commissioned army or air force officer ranking next below sergeant. 2 (in full ship s corporal) Brit. an officer under the master at arms, attending to police matters. 3 US a freshwater fallfish, Semotilis corporalis. Etymology: obs …   Useful english dictionary

• corporal — corporal1 noun 1》 a rank of non commissioned officer in the army, above lance corporal or private first class and below sergeant. 2》 (also ship s corporal) Brit. historical a petty officer who attended solely to police matters, under the master… …   English new terms dictionary