chalice
[ chal-is ]
/ ˈtʃæl ɪs /
noun
Ecclesiastical.
- a cup for the wine of the Eucharist or Mass.
- the wine contained in it.
a drinking cup or goblet.
a cuplike blossom.
Nearby words
chaldee, chaldron, chalet, chaleur bay, chaliapin, chalice, chaliced, chalicosis, chalicothere, chalk, chalk and talk
Origin of chalice
before 900; Middle English < Middle French < Latin calici- (stem of calix) cup; replacing Middle English caliz, calc, Old English calic < Latin calici-, as above
Related forms
chal·iced [chal-ist] /ˈtʃæl ɪst/, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for chaliced (1 of 2)
chaliced
/ (ˈtʃælɪst) /
adjective
(of plants) having cup-shaped flowers
British Dictionary definitions for chaliced (2 of 2)
chalice
/ (ˈtʃælɪs) /
noun
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
Word Origin for chalice
C13: from Old French, from Latin calix cup; related to Greek kalux calyx
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