Chalice is an English word with synonyms like goblet or cup. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Chalice meaning
- 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.
Using Chalice
- The main meaning on this page is: 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.
- Useful related words include: goblet, cup.
- In the example corpus, chalice often appears in combinations such as: the chalice, poisoned chalice, chalice of.
Context around Chalice
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 8 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Chalice
- In this selection, "chalice" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, silver, poisoned, drinking, gold, dome and itself stand out and add context to how "chalice" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a ceramic chalice and a drinking chalice or kylix. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "chalice" sits close to words such as abdulrahman, accessorised and acropolis, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with chalice
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The chalice from the palace has the brew that is true. (11 words)
A large aircore drilling program was completed in the Chalice West Project. (12 words)
Instead she forces another Labour MP to pick up the poisoned chalice. (12 words)
Perhaps hypocritically, Vingalmo sends a lower-ranking vampire to kill the player and take the Bloodstone Chalice from them during the associated quest, so he can claim credit for finding it himself and earn Lord Harkon's favor. (38 words)
Auric interpreted the geology intersected in the Resolute drill holes to mirror that hosting the Chalice Gold Mine approximately 8km to the northeast, separated by a granodiorite dome which Auric informally refers to as the Chalice Dome. (37 words)
The priest will administer the gifts with a spoon, called a "cochlear", directly into the recipient's mouth from the chalice.sfn From baptism young infants and children are carried to the chalice to receive holy communion. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
Auric interpreted the geology intersected in the Resolute drill holes to mirror that hosting the Chalice Gold Mine approximately 8km to the northeast, separated by a granodiorite dome which Auric informally refers to as the Chalice Dome.
The chalice itself has long been a symbol of liberal religion, and indeed liberal Christianity (the Disciples of Christ also use a chalice as their denomination symbol citation ).
The priest will administer the gifts with a spoon, called a "cochlear", directly into the recipient's mouth from the chalice.sfn From baptism young infants and children are carried to the chalice to receive holy communion.
A drinking chalice, or Kylix, depicting scenes from the Odyssey, decorated by the painter of the Boston Polyphemos in Attica.
A large aircore drilling program was completed in the Chalice West Project.
Chalice and ICC have contributed to our charisma of being ‘Apostles to our own people’.
Chalice’s ASX updates such as the most recent one on 31 July 2023 strongly supports the prospectivity extending into Julimar West.
In addition to the upcoming Percy Jackson and the Olympians show, creator Rick Riordan teases multiple sequels to his new Chalice of the Gods book.
Instead she forces another Labour MP to pick up the poisoned chalice.
Perhaps hypocritically, Vingalmo sends a lower-ranking vampire to kill the player and take the Bloodstone Chalice from them during the associated quest, so he can claim credit for finding it himself and earn Lord Harkon's favor.
She said for her, that came through working with Silver Chalice and Campus Insiders.
So is their coach, someone with the sixth-most regular season wins in NHL history but who has yet to hoist the grandest silver chalice in all of sports over his head.
The chalice from the palace has the brew that is true.
United is not at the stage where coaches barely see out a month at Old Trafford, but the poison chalice analogy that haunted City for decades becomes truer for the Red Devils with every new low.
Archaeologists discovered several artefacts inside the tomb, including pottery, jewellery, and a ceramic chalice.
Barry, who lives in Montgomery Township, hadn’t thought much about the chalice until she decided to downsize and came across it as she sorted through things.
Chalice well is considered to be a place of spirituality and many believe its waters have healing properties.
In one of the most shocking scenes last month, she left the show after drinking from a “poisoned chalice” and had to climb into a coffin to be “buried alive”.
It features swords and a design inspired by the Iron Throne; this stunning chalice can easily be considered a work of art apart from its very practical use.
Sinclair sold its stake in Stadium to Silver Chalice amid Diamond’s 2023 bankruptcy.
Common combinations with chalice
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the chalice 25×
- poisoned chalice 10×
- chalice of 7×
- chalice and 6×
- chalice to 4×
- chalice from 4×
- chalice in 4×
- chalice as 3×
- silver chalice 3×
- chalice but 3×