1
: a drinking cup : goblet
especially
: the eucharistic cup
2
: the cup-shaped interior of a flower
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The Ayatollah, for his part, like his predecessor, will have to lift the chalice to his lips and take a sip.
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David Remnick, New Yorker, 21 June 2025
They are allowed to refill their chalice from one of the pools afterwards.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
Everything was new then, from handling the butterflies and the logistics of families getting to town to thinking about the order of passing the big silver chalice around on the ice.
—Stephen Whyno, Twin Cities, 16 June 2025
From 1947 through 1954, the winners of the iconic race were handed cold water in a silver chalice.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2025
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David Remnick, New Yorker, 21 June 2025
They are allowed to refill their chalice from one of the pools afterwards.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
Everything was new then, from handling the butterflies and the logistics of families getting to town to thinking about the order of passing the big silver chalice around on the ice.
—Stephen Whyno, Twin Cities, 16 June 2025
From 1947 through 1954, the winners of the iconic race were handed cold water in a silver chalice.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for chalice
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“Chalice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chalice. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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