1
: a drinking cup : goblet
especially
: the eucharistic cup
2
: the cup-shaped interior of a flower
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O’Connor’s harrowing depictions of the effects of irresistible grace on the willfully self-damned aren’t everyone’s chalice of wine.
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Spin Team,
SPIN,
22 June 2026
It’s served in the chalice-like 1960s Bar Basso glass, paying homage to the iconic Milanese bar where the Sbagliato was created.
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Mariette Williams,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 May 2026
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.
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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.
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Literary Hub,
19 Mar. 2026
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Spin Team,
SPIN,
22 June 2026
It’s served in the chalice-like 1960s Bar Basso glass, paying homage to the iconic Milanese bar where the Sbagliato was created.
—
Mariette Williams,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 May 2026
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
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“Chalice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chalice. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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