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chalice
[ chal-is ]
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.
chalice
/ ˈ³Ùʃæ±ôɪ²õ /
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
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³¦³ó²¹±ô·¾±³¦±ð»å [chal, -ist], adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of chalice1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of chalice1
Example Sentences
The prospect of back-to-back Wooden Spoons is now a distinct possibility for Wales and will mark a new milestone for Italy in avoiding that unwanted chalice two years in a row.
A simple bronze altar has been created, with new chalices for the sacraments.
The health portfolio can be seen as something of a poisoned chalice, given the huge challenges facing the NHS and social services.
Abortion rights advocates will recognize that provision as a poisoned chalice, because even before the Supreme Court overturned Roe vs.
Just weeks after guiding Leicester City back to the Premier League, the Italian has quit after one season and opted to take on what many see as a poisoned chalice.
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