Chalice Definition

chălĭs
chalices
noun
chalices
A cup; goblet.
Webster's New World
The cup for the wine of Holy Communion.
Webster's New World
A cup-shaped flower.
Webster's New World

A large drinking cup, often having a stem and base and used especially for formal occasions and religious ceremonies.

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Other Word Forms of Chalice

Noun

Singular:
chalice
Plural:
chalices

Origin of Chalice

  • Middle English from Old French from Latin calix calic-

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Middle English, from Old French , from Latin calix (“cup”).

    From Wiktionary

Chalice Sentence Examples

  • The Armenian Church does not use the "mixed chalice."

  • Pilgrims of many faiths come to meditate at the Chalice Well garden and drink water from the well.

  • According to the decisions of the Congregation of Rites chasubles must not be of linen, cotton or woollen stuffs, but of silk; though a mixture of wool (or linen and cotton) and silk is allowed if the silk completely cover the other material on the outer side; spun glass thread, as a substitute for gold or silver thread, is also forbidden, owing to the possible danger to the priest's health through broken fragments falling into the chalice.

  • Is the council tax going to be her poisoned chalice?

  • Our group designated the task of carrying the crystal chalice to the map holder.

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Words Starting With

CCHCHA

Words Ending With

ECEICE

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Words Starting With C and Ending With E

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