chalice

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtʃælɪs/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈtʃælɪs/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(chal′is)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
chal•ice /ˈtʃælɪs/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Religiona cup for the wine of the Eucharist in the Christian church.
  2. a drinking cup or goblet.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
chal•ice  (chal′is),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Religion[Eccles.]
    • a cup for the wine of the Eucharist or Mass.
    • the wine contained in it.
  2. a drinking cup or goblet.
  3. Botanya cuplike blossom.
  • Latin calici-, as above
  • Latin calici- (stem of calix) cup; replacing Middle English caliz, calc, Old English calic
  • Middle French
  • bef. 900; Middle English
chal•iced  (chal′ist),USA pronunciation adj. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
chalice / ˈtʃælɪs/
  1. a drinking cup; goblet
  2. a gold or silver cup containing the wine at Mass
  3. the calyx of a flower, esp a cup-shaped calyx
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French, from Latin calix cup; related to Greek kalux calyx
'chalice' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Calixtine - altar board - calix - commixture - communion cup - cup - grail - pall - platen - purificator - sacring bell

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