Chalice

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Chalice \Chal"ice\, n. [OR. chalis, calice, OF. chalice, calice,
     F. calice, fr. L. calix, akin to Gr. ? and E. helmet. Cf.
     {Calice}, {Calyx}.]
     A cup or bowl; especially, the cup used in the sacrament of
     the Lord's Supper.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  chalice
       n : a bowl-shaped drinking vessel; especially the Eucharistic
           cup [syn: {goblet}]