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: a cup used for wine or grape juice in the Lord's Supper or Communion service specifically : either a small individual cup furnished each communicant or a single large cup from which all communicants sip

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“Communion cup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/communion%20cup. Accessed 19 Oct. 2021.

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