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
- 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.
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- 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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