Cups, Goblets

A chalice (from Latin 'calix', cup) is a goblet intended to hold drink. In general religious terms, it is a goblet intended for drinking some beverage during a ceremony. more...

In Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Anglican, Lutheran and some other Christian denominatons, as well as in Thelema as practiced by Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica a chalice is a wine cup used during the Eucharist. Chalices are often made of precious metal, and they are sometimes richly jewelled. They have been used since ancient times. In Catholicism, priests will often receive chalices from members of their families when first ordained.

The symbol of Unitarian Universalism is a flaming chalice.

The Holy Grail is sometimes thought to have been a chalice.

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