CHALICE


Meaning of CHALICE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈcha-ləs ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin calic-, calix; akin to Greek kalyx calyx

Date: 14th century

1. : a drinking cup : goblet ; especially : the eucharistic cup

2. : the cup-shaped interior of a flower

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.