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Synonyms for chalice


Grammar : Noun
Spell : chal-is
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtʃæl ɪs



Définition of chalice

Origin :
  • early 14c., from Anglo-French chalice, from Old French chalice, collateral form of calice (Modern French calice), from Latin calicem (nominative calix) "cup," cognate with Greek kylix "cup, drinking cup, cup of a flower," from PIE root *kal- "cup." Ousted Old English cognate cælic, an ecclesiastical borrowing of the Latin word, and earlier Middle English caliz, from Old North French.
  • noun grail
Example sentences :
  • Our destiny offers, not the cup of despair, but the chalice of opportunity.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • When, after the offertory, Pierre uncovered the chalice he felt contempt for himself.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • The Offertory having been recited, the priest uncovered the chalice.
  • Extract from : « Abbe Mouret's Transgression » by Emile Zola
  • But the Wee Folk were under a cloud; sceptical hints had embittered the chalice.
  • Extract from : « The Golden Age » by Kenneth Grahame
  • At Guimarães the chalice of São Torquato is of the thirteenth century.
  • Extract from : « Portuguese Architecture » by Walter Crum Watson
  • Neither is the priest supposed to touch the chalice with uncovered hands.
  • Extract from : « Sex=The Unknown Quantity » by Ali Nomad
  • He had bent one moment, before she took the chalice in her trembling hand.
  • Extract from : « St. Cuthbert's » by Robert E. Knowles
  • A chalice, given by the Earl of Arundel in 1636, is among the communion-plate.
  • Extract from : « The Cathedral Church of Canterbury [2nd ed.]. » by Hartley Withers
  • The one retained is said to have been the chalice for the holy communion.
  • Extract from : « Henry of Monmouth, Volume 2 » by J. Endell Tyler
  • The ritual of chalice and platter has servitors to see to it.
  • Extract from : « The Sayings Of Confucius » by Confucius

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