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Chalice

Chal′ice

,
Noun.
[OR.
chalis
,
calice
, OF.
chalice
,
calice
, F.
calice
, fr. L.
calix
, akin to Gr. [GREEK] and E.
helmet
. Cf.
Calice
,
Calyx
.]
A cup or bowl; especially, the cup used in the sacrament of the Lord’s Supper.

Definition 2024


chalice

chalice

English

Medieval chalice from Norway.

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Noun

chalice (plural chalices)

  1. A large drinking cup, often having a stem and base and used especially for formal occasions and religious ceremonies.
    • 1612, William Shakespeare, Macbeth (First Folio), act 1, scene 7,
      This euen-handed Iuſtice
      Commends th'Ingredience of our poyſon'd Challice
      To our owne lips.

Synonyms

  • (large drinking cup): goblet

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Old French

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin calix, calicem.

Noun

chalice m (oblique plural chalices, nominative singular chalices, nominative plural chalice)

  1. chalice

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