Talk:Hocus Pocus

Etymology

The phrase "Hocus Pocus" is derived from the Latin word "HOC EST CORPUS MEUM" used during the consecration of the Eucharist during the Latin Catholic Mass. The words "HOC EST CORPUS MEUM" spoken by Christ at the Last Supper meaning, "this is my body". When the phrase is spoken by the priest proclaiming the bread to be transformed into the body of Christ. Hocus pocus was used in a derisive manner after the reformation to equate this belief with that of the superstitious belief in magic. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.13.160.111 (talk) 17:49, 19 August 2009 (UTC)

According to the Oxford English Dictionary, this derivation is a conjecture by Tillotson (presumably John Tillotson, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1691-1694). The derivation is possible but not proven.

Jktaber (talk) 21:24, 7 March 2010 (UTC)

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