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

/ ˈtʃælɪs /

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

Other Words From

• chal·iced [chal, -ist], adjective

Word 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of chalice¹

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

Example Sentences

Every fall, Mary Bull prepares for the olive harvest at her small-scale permaculture farm, Chalice Farm, in Sonoma County, California.

From Salon

Along with olives, Chalice Farm also grows perennial vegetables, fruit and nuts on their sunshine-drenched land surrounded by creeks and forested ridge.

From Salon

But it could be a poisoned chalice for Ruto.

From BBC

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

From BBC

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

From Los Angeles Times