calix

American  

[key-liks, kal-iks] / ˈkeɪ lɪks, ˈkæl ɪks /

noun

plural

calices

1. Literary. a cup or chalice, especially one used ceremonially.

2. Anatomy, calyx.

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calix British  

/ ˈkeɪlɪks, ˈkæ- /

noun

1. a cup; chalice

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Etymology

Origin of calix

First recorded in 1700–10; from Latin; chalice

Example Sentences

Suddenly Antipater raised a calix high above his head.

From Vergilius A Tale of the Coming of Christ by Bacheller, Irving

Most all of them had rough blotches or rings about the calix or around the body.

From Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 Embracing the Transactions of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society,Volume 44, from December 1, 1915, to December 1, 1916, Including the Twelve Numbers of "The Minnesota Horticulturist" for 1916 by Latham, A. W.

These people who insisted on the sacramental cup were called Calixtines, from the Latin calix, which means a cup or chalice.

From Sketches of Church History From A.D. 33 to the Reformation by Robertson, James Craigie

She turned towards the inside of the calix.

From The Adventures of Maya the Bee by Guiterman, Arthur

There is the 'Bonapartea' from Peru; the 'Napoleone Imperiale'; the 'Josephinia Imperatrix', a pearl-white flower, purple-shadowed, the calix pricked out with crimson points.

From Men, Women and Ghosts by Lowell, Amy