chalice
Ecclesiastical.
a cup for the wine of the Eucharist or Mass.
the wine contained in it.
a drinking cup or goblet.
a cuplike blossom.
Origin of chalice
1Other words from chalice
- chal·iced [chal-ist], /ˈtʃæl ɪst/, adjective
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How to use chalice in a sentence
In 2019, he and a friend went viral when ESPN panned to them drinking from golden chalices.
The Billionaire Playbook: How Sports Owners Use Their Teams to Avoid Millions in Taxes | by Robert Faturechi, Justin Elliott and Ellis Simani | July 8, 2021 | ProPublicaAs Davies writes, “If fixing a single letter in the genetic code of a fellow human being isn’t the coveted chalice of salvation, I don’t know what is.”
The second book, The chalice, recently came out in paperback.
Historical Fiction: A Conversation Between Bruce Holsinger and Nancy Bilyeau | Nancy Bilyeau, Bruce Holsinger | March 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBH: Now tell me about the community of women you wrote and imagined in The chalice—a priory of Dominican nuns.
Historical Fiction: A Conversation Between Bruce Holsinger and Nancy Bilyeau | Nancy Bilyeau, Bruce Holsinger | March 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe lamb stands upon an altar and bleeds into a chalice—the Holy Grail.
Hitler’s Hunt for the Holy Grail and the Ghent Altarpiece | Noah Charney | December 21, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Specifically, the cup-sharing method, in which one chalice is filled and re-used by all parishioners.
Does this mean wiping the chalice or arranging flowers on the altar?
Across the left arm was the maniple, and in his hand the chalice covered with the paten.
Bell's Cathedrals: A Short Account of Romsey Abbey | Thomas PerkinsMadame chalice had been merely whimsical in sending these violets, which her gardener had brought her that very morning.
When Valmond Came to Pontiac, Complete | Gilbert ParkerThe "sire," fell on the ears of Madame chalice like a mot in a play; but Valmond, living up to his part, was grave and solicitous.
When Valmond Came to Pontiac, Complete | Gilbert ParkerSuch as Madame chalice—ah, she was a part of this brave fantasy, this dream of empire, this inspiring play!
When Valmond Came to Pontiac, Complete | Gilbert ParkerAs Madame chalice had said, either as prince or barber, he was playing a terrible game.
When Valmond Came to Pontiac, Complete | Gilbert Parker
British Dictionary definitions for chalice
/ (ˈtʃælɪs) /
poetic a drinking cup; goblet
Christianity a gold or silver cup containing the wine at Mass
the calyx of a flower, esp a cup-shaped calyx
Origin of chalice
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