1
: a drinking cup : goblet
especially
: the eucharistic cup
2
: the cup-shaped interior of a flower
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Seen up close, several bones are visible near the base of the chalice and on top of the plate.
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Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 18 June 2024
Whichever faithful’s lips touch the chalice first will be murdered, though there’s no telling when the slow-acting poison will actually take effect.
—Molly Fitzpatrick, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2024
Another Florida win would have the Cats halfway to that silver chalice.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 9 June 2024
Historians also identified a carving of a wine chalice with a cross that may have been a representation of Christian holy communion.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 May 2024
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Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 18 June 2024
Whichever faithful’s lips touch the chalice first will be murdered, though there’s no telling when the slow-acting poison will actually take effect.
—Molly Fitzpatrick, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2024
Another Florida win would have the Cats halfway to that silver chalice.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 9 June 2024
Historians also identified a carving of a wine chalice with a cross that may have been a representation of Christian holy communion.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 May 2024
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“Chalice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chalice. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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