chalice
chal·ice / ˈchaləs/ • n. hist. a large cup or goblet, typically used for drinking wine. ∎ the wine cup used in the Christian Eucharist.
Chalice
Chalice (Lat., calix, ‘cup’). The vessel containing the wine at the eucharist. Present Roman Catholic law requires a chalice to be made of strong (i.e. not breakable and not able to absorb liquid) materials, preferably those which are valued in the country of use.
chalice
chalice a chalice is the emblem of St Richard of Chichester (1197–1253), who is said once to have dropped the chalice at Mass without the wine being spilt, St Hugh of Lincoln, and other saints.
chalice
chalice XIII. — (O)F. — L. calix, calic- cup, rel. to Gr. kálux CALYX.
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