A large cup or goblet, especially one used in religious ceremonies like Christian communion.
From Latin 'calix' meaning cup, through Old French 'chalice.' The word entered English through religious contexts in the Middle Ages.
The chalice is famous in Christian tradition as the cup Jesus drank from at the Last Supper, but the word itself just means 'cup' in Latin—it's the religious use that made it feel sacred and special!
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