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chalice

[ chal-is ]

noun

  1. Ecclesiastical.
    1. a cup for the wine of the Eucharist or Mass.
    2. the wine contained in it.
  2. a drinking cup or goblet.
  3. a cuplike blossom.


chalice

/ ˈ³Ùʃæ±ôɪ²õ /

noun

  1. poetic.
    a drinking cup; goblet
  2. Christianity a gold or silver cup containing the wine at Mass
  3. the calyx of a flower, esp a cup-shaped calyx
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³¦³ó²¹±ô·¾±³¦±ð»å [chal, -ist], adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of chalice1

before 900; Middle English < Middle French < Latin calici- (stem of calix ) cup; replacing Middle English caliz, calc, Old English calic < Latin calici-, as above
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of chalice1

C13: from Old French, from Latin calix cup; related to Greek kalux calyx
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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.

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A simple bronze altar has been created, with new chalices for the sacraments.

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The health portfolio can be seen as something of a poisoned chalice, given the huge challenges facing the NHS and social services.

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Abortion rights advocates will recognize that provision as a poisoned chalice, because even before the Supreme Court overturned Roe vs.

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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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