Chalice

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  • noun. A cup or goblet.
  • noun. A cup for the consecrated wine of the Eucharist.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A cup-shaped globe for diffusing light.
  • noun. A drinking-cup or -bowl.
  • noun. The cup in which the wine is administered in the celebration of the eucharist or Lord's supper.
  • noun. The wine mingled with a little water for use at the eucharist.
  • noun. The custom or rite of adding water to the eucharistic wine. See krasis.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A cup or bowl; especially, the cup used in the sacrament of the Lord's Supper.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A large drinking cup, often having a stem and base and used especially for formal occasions and religious ceremonies.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a bowl-shaped drinking vessel; especially the Eucharistic cup
  • Word Usage
    "This custom of enclosing the Body of the Lord in a chalice is a sign of the Passion which He undergoes in His human body, the Passion which He Himself describes as a “chalice” when He goes to pray in the garden."
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