chalis
Middle English edit
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from Old French chalice, calice, borrowed itself from Latin calix, from Ancient Greek κάλυξ (kálux). Doublet of calch, which is an older form inherited from Proto-West Germanic *kalik, ultimately from the same source.
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Noun edit
chalis (plural chalices)
- A cup, chalice or glass; a container for drinking out of.
- A chalice for wine used for the Eucharist.
- (figurative) An emotion that affects one's life path.
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References edit
- “chalice, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-02.