early 14c., from Anglo-French chalice, from Old French chalice, collateral form of calice (Modern French calice), from Latin calicem (nominative calix) "cup," cognate with Greek kylix " [..]

To dream of a chalice, denotes pleasure will be gained by you to the sorrow of others. To break one foretells your failure to obtain power over some friend.   

The container or vessel used to hold the wine in the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper or Holy Communion. The chalice is also referred to as the "Cup," which is the word used in the Servic [..]

(n) a bowl-shaped drinking vessel; especially the Eucharistic cup

A cup used in the celebration of the Christian Eucharist. Both the statement of St. Paul about "the cup of blessing which we bless" (1 Corinthians 10:16) and the accounts of the institution [..]

n. "chalice," s.v. chalice OED. KEY: chalice@n

n 1 chalice 1

The large, often silver cup from which the wine is served during the Eucharist.

A large goblet for holding wine, especially one from which Communion wine is drunk in Christian Services.

Means simply "chalice, goblet" from the English word, derived from Latin calix.