Chalices

Word CHALICES
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Definitions and meanings of "Chalices"

What do we mean by chalices?

A large drinking cup, often having a stem and base and used especially for formal occasions and religious ceremonies.

A kind of water-cooled pipe for smoking cannabis.

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The word "chalices" in example sentences

Silver cups are called chalices, and gems are designated as _Agnus Deis_: and all are, therefore, carried away. ❋ Mary Frances Cusack (1864)

For example, Iron Realms Entertainment, probably the biggest commercial MUD franchise, has started offering the option to purchase "chalices" off their website - when used in game, these double your xp gain for a set period. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Numerous religious items, such as chalices, made of precious metals, can be admired in the Museo de Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Talpa, located behind the main church. ❋ Unknown (2004)

The opinion was formerly held by some that sacred utensils, such as chalices, which are anointed with holy oil should, before being sent to a mechanic for repairs, be deprived of their sacred character by a special ceremony of desecration. ❋ 1840-1916 (1913)

A great chest was filled with the ornaments of the churches -- sacred vessels, such as chalices, patens, monstrances, censers, chrismatories, etc. -- which we have now most carefully returned to their owners; so that your Reverence was enabled to fill four floats with these ornaments, in the solemn procession which his Lordship held in Manila on Trinity Sunday, in thanksgiving to God for the victory. ❋ James Alexander Robertson (1906)

DALLAS - Italy's ancient Etruscans were buried with a dazzling array of objects - everything from delicate gold jewelry to items one would need for a banquet - such as chalices, plates and a strainer for wine. ❋ Associated Press Writer Jamie Stengle (2009)

And he was handed the trickiest of poisoned chalices as acting DG after Gavyn Davies and Greg Dyke's shock departures, post-Hutton. ❋ Unknown (2011)

In Taipei, for instance Cheng installed scrims overlain with drawings of architectural plans for historic mosques, cathedrals, temples, and synagogues, along with drawings of antique artifacts--chalices, pitchers, incense burners and other functional vessels that double today as the symbols of faiths. ❋ G. Roger Denson (2011)

And then there are stained glass windows, church furnishings, candlesticks, chalices, etc. that have brass placques or inscriptions on them, usually giving the name of a donor, although memorials may only state the name of the deceased. ❋ Unknown (2010)

There esthetician Serena Licastro began the treatment by telling me to take a deep breath while she doused me in tepid water from nickel-plated chalices while calming music played. ❋ Ralph Gardner Jr. (2011)

The three companions strolled onward through the wonderland of strange goods—silken scarves, pewter chalices, clockwork toys, rundlets and hogsheads of ale, sheaves of spice, parchment, linens, fish, nails. ❋ J. Robert King (2011)

The Five of Cups depicted a man staring somberly at spilled chalices of wine. ❋ Unknown (2011)

When Milan was invaded he melted down all the silver in his church, the chalices, the candle sticks, and bought enough food to comfort the starving. ❋ W.F. Lantry (2011)

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