chalice

noun

Definition of chalicenext
as in goblet
a special drinking vessel for holding wine

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Recent Examples of chalice Getty Images Jon Cooper has noted on multiple occasions that in order to hoist Lord Stanley’s chalice at the end of a long autumn, winter and spring, a team has to qualify to begin with. — Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2026 With the dead and the wounded sprawled around them, the mocambos gulped the wine from the sacramental chalice. — Literary Hub, 19 Mar. 2026 To an extent Amorim was handed a chalice which has felt forever poisoned. — Carl Anka, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026 Some objects such as an Etruscan chalice predate the Christian era, while others are much newer, like tiger-feet slippers once owned by singer Freddie Mercury of the rock band Queen. — Russ Wiles, AZCentral.com, 23 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for chalice
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chalice
  1. goblet
  2. cup
Noun
  • Usher sweeps through the crowd, his security looking exasperated, with a goblet of cherries, trawling for women.
    — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Fort Worth’s streets were lined with restaurants serving brisket, ribs, sausage and cold beer in frosted goblets.
    — Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of goblet
Noun
  • The lack of an alternative striker to Haaland could be problematic if the 26-year-old misses any significant period, and given Trafford played an important role in City winning two domestic cups last season, Rulli will have a lot to live up to.
    — Sam Lee, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • In the bowl of stand mixer (or large bowl, if using a hand mixer), put 3/4 cup (144g) sugar and grate the zest of both lemons over (about 1 tablespoon).
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of cup

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