chalice n 1: a bowl-shaped drinking vessel; especially the Eucharistic cup [syn: {chalice}, {goblet}]
Chalice \Chal"ice\, n. [OR. chalis, calice, OF. chalice, calice, F. calice, fr. L. calix, akin to Gr. ? and E. helmet. Cf. {Calice}, {Calyx}.] A cup or bowl; especially, the cup used in the sacrament of the Lord's Supper. [1913 Webster]