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chalice
(redirected from Wide-mouth goblet)

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chal·ice  (chls)
n.
1. A cup or goblet.
2. A cup for the consecrated wine of the Eucharist.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin calix, calic-.]

chalice [ˈtʃælɪs]
n
1. Poetic a drinking cup; goblet
2. (Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) Christianity a gold or silver cup containing the wine at Mass
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) the calyx of a flower, esp a cup-shaped calyx
[from Old French, from Latin calix cup; related to Greek kalux calyx]

chalice - From Latin calix, "cup," and Greek kalux, "pod."
See also related terms for pod.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.chalice - a bowl-shaped drinking vesselchalice - a bowl-shaped drinking vessel; especially the Eucharistic cup
cup - a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle; "he put the cup back in the saucer"; "the handle of the cup was missing"
Translations
chalice [ˈtʃælɪs] N (Rel) → cáliz m
see also poison B2

chalice [ˈtʃælɪs] ncalice m poisoned chalice

chalice
n (poet, Eccl) → Kelch m

chalice [ˈtʃælɪs] ncalice m

chalice
n chalice [ˈtʃӕlis]
a wine-cup, especially one used in religious services. kelk كأسُ نَبيذ، كأسُ القُرْبان бокал pohár, kalich kalk; bæger der Kelch δισκοπότηρο cáliz karikas جام شراب ehtoollismalja calice גָבִיע पानपात्र, यज्ञपात्र, चषक pehar kehely cawan bikar; kaleikur calice 聖杯 성배 taurė vīna kauss; biķeris piala kelk (alter)kalk, beger kielich cálice potir чаша; кубок kalich kelih putir bägare, []kalk ถ้วยเงินหรือทองสำหรับใส่ไวน์ในงานพิธีทางศาสนาคริสต์ kadeh 聖餐杯 чаша, потир ساغر ، (مذہبی رسومات میں استعمال ہونے والا) cốc rượu lễ


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