chalice Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a bowl-shaped drinking vessel; especially the Eucharistic cup
    goblet.

WordNet

Chal"ice noun
Etymology
OR. chalis, calice, OF. chalice, calice, F. calice, fr. L. calix, akin to Gr. and E. helmet. Cf. Calice, Calyx.
Definitions
  1. A cup or bowl; especially, the cup used in the sacrament of the Lord's Supper.

Webster 1913