Word of the Day – Chalice

Chalice (noun)

chal-is

a cup for the wine of the Eucharist or Mass./ A drinking glass or goblet.

before 900; Middle English < Middle French < Latin calici- (stem of calix ) cup; replacing Middle English caliz, calc, Old English calic < Latin calici-, as above

Example sentences

“She held the chalice to his lips.”