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chalice
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2009
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chal·ice
/ ˈchaləs/
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n. hist.
a large cup or goblet, typically used for drinking wine.
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the wine cup used in the Christian Eucharist.
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 "The Daily Mail (London, England)")
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POISONED CHALICE; It toasted the Holocaust, figured in a dog kidnap and is now for sale at [pounds sterling]2m. The extraordinary story of the Nazi relic hidden in a loft in Sunderland for 50 years.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 1/23/2004; 700+ words
; ...world. Goering had many chalices fashioned by his favourite...experts believe the chalice stolen by George Armstrong...commissioned six commemorative chalices for members of his war...in Old German on the chalices - congratulatory and...the Aryan race. The chalice that caught Armstrong...
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 "Beacon News, The (Aurora, IL)")
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Missing chalices have long history in the Fox Valley
Newspaper article from: Beacon News, The (Aurora, IL); 2/16/2002; ; 591 words
; ...104-year-old chalice as a prison chaplain...Wednesday." Two chalices, valued at $10...believe stole the chalices took them to an...Charles gave him the chalice in 1898 to commemorate...104-year-old chalice has the stations...concern is that the chalices find their way back...
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 "Courier-News (Elgin, IL)")
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Stolen chalices have long history in Fox Valley
Newspaper article from: Courier-News (Elgin, IL); 2/16/2002; ; 582 words
; ...they believe stole the chalices took them to an antiques...Charles gave him the chalice in 1898 to commemorate...Heraty said. Both chalices are easily identifiable...The 104-year-old chalice has the stations of...concern is that the chalices find their way back...
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 "Herald News, The (Joliet, IL)")
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Thief takes chalice to Wilmington
Newspaper article from: Herald News, The (Joliet, IL); 2/17/2002; ; 598 words
; ...104-year-old chalice as a prison chaplain...Wednesday." Two chalices valued at $10...believe stole the chalices took them to an...Charles gave him the chalice in 1898 to commemorate...104-year-old chalice has the Stations...concern is that the chalices find their way back...
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A MULTIMILLION-DOLLAR CHALICE, REMOVED FROM THE ARMENIAN PATRIARCHATE OF JERUSALEM, REMOVED FROM E-BAY AUCTION
Newspaper article from: Armenian Reporter, The; 1/8/2005; 595 words
; ...thirteen-inch-high Armenian religious chalice, made of gold and layers of filigreed...Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem. The chalice was apparently removed from the Patriarchate...fetch as much as $2, 300,000. The chalice first surfaced at an antique dealer...
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Legendary vessel to be part of sesquicentennial Mass; Pere Marquette's reputed silver chalice to be used in high school service
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 7/21/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...the above information." The chalice was never sent. Brother Jim...Detroit province, he thinks the chalice is from about the 1660s. If...because Jesuits don't own chalices or other property. Marquette...said. He said he showed the chalice informally to a now-deceased...
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 "Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)")
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In chalice's return, forgiveness for dying man; Facing death, Tim Peterson made an old wrong right by restoring a relic he stole as a 13-year-old to a St. Paul seminary.(NEWS)
Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 12/21/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...members for routine wrongs, was to return a chalice he had stolen long ago from the Old Muskego...into the chapel and swiped the pewter chalice. "It weighed on him when he grew up...Wednesday. The story of Peterson and the chalice would seem to have had its sad, sweet...
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Golden Chalice Resources Retains AGORACOM to Provide Investor Relations, Social Network and Google Search Engine Program.
M2 Presswire; 4/23/2008; 700+ words
; M2 PRESSWIRE-23 April 2008-Golden Chalice Resources Inc.: Golden Chalice Resources Retains AGORACOM to Provide Investor Relations...23042008 Vancouver, British Columbia CANADA -- Golden Chalice Resources Inc. (GCR - TSX Venture) (GCRIF - OTCBB...
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 "The Journal (Newcastle, England)")
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Blackmail, Benji and Goering's chalice.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Journal (Newcastle, England); 1/20/2004; 700+ words
; ...huge historical significance this Nazi chalice once belonged to Hitler's deputy...first into the lodge, wrapped the chalice in a blue velvet curtain and carried it out in his army backpack. The chalice bears the inscription: "In memory...
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Golden Chalice commences drilling on the new Langmuir nickel discovery- correction.
M2 Presswire; 5/31/2007; 700+ words
; M2 PRESSWIRE-31 May 2007-Golden Chalice Resources Inc.: Golden Chalice commences drilling on the new Langmuir nickel discovery...30052007 Vancouver, British Columbia CANADA - Golden Chalice Resources Inc. (GCR - TSX Venture, GCRIF - OTCBB...
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chalice
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church
chalice. In ecclesiastical usage the cup used...the Eucharist. The earliest Christian chalices were commonly made of glass; by the 4th...metals were general. In the Middle Ages chalices came to have stems which were gradually...
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chalice veil
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church
chalice veil. A square of material, normally of the...for some centuries used in the W. to cover the chalice and paten during the parts of the Mass when they...The 1970 Roman Missal makes no mention of the chalice veil.
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Chalice
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
Chalice (Lat., calix , ‘cup’). The vessel containing the wine at the eucharist . Present Roman Catholic law requires a chalice to be made of strong (i.e. not breakable and not able to absorb liquid...
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Mixed Chalice
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church
Mixed Chalice. Nearly all the historic Liturgies enjoin or presuppose the mixture of water with the wine in the Eucharistic chalice. The practice reflects what Christ probably did at the Last Supper . The first BCP of 1549 directed the continuance...
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poisoned chalice
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
poisoned chalice an assignment, award, or honour which is likely to prove a disadvantage or source of problems to the recipient; the phrase is found originally in Shakespeare's Macbeth (1606), in a speech in which Macbeth flinches from the prospective murder of Duncan.
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