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.

plural of chalice

Having a calyx or cup; cup-shaped.

(Christianity) The chalice prepared for the Eucharist, containing wine mixed with water.

plural of mixed chalice

(idiomatic) Something which is initially regarded as advantageous but which is later recognized to be disadvantageous or harmful; an apparently beneficial or benign instrument or scheme for causing death or harm.

plural of poisoned chalice

plural of chalice drum

Synonym of goblet drum

Resembling or characteristic of a chalice.