spec. The cup in which the wine is administered in the celebration of the eucharist.

Any article designed to serve as a receptacle for a liquid or other substance, usually one of circular section and made of some durable material; esp.…

spec. The chalice, n. in which the wine is administered at the Communion. (See also sense 8b.)

a cup used for the wine at the celebration of the Eucharist.

Applied to a receptacle for the reservation of the Eucharist. Of different forms; sometimes suspended from the roof or ciborium (sense 1)…