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CORPORALE

Volume 7 · 53 words · 1860 Edition

in the Romish and Greek Churches, is the fine linen cloth in which the eucharist is deposited. It is an object of great veneration. It is also called Καλυπτόν, Pallia, Sindon, and Antinomia. The expression corporal oath is derived from the ancient usage of touching the corporale to add solemnity to an oath.