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Calice
Definition:
A calice refers to:
- Noun (Botany): The outer part of a flower, usually made up of sepals, which forms a protective covering for the flower bud.
- Noun (Religion): A sacred cup or chalice used in religious ceremonies, especially in Christian rituals such as the Eucharist.
- Noun (Anatomy): The bowl-shaped part of a renal corpuscle in the kidney, which surrounds the glomerulus.
- Verb: To drink from a calice or chalice.
Examples:
- Botanical sense:
- The calice of the rose protects the delicate petals within.
- The calice of a hibiscus flower can come in various colors.
- Religious sense:
- The priest held the golden calice during the consecration of the wine.
- The sacred calice is believed to contain the blood of Christ.
- Anatomical sense:
- The calice is an important part of the renal corpuscle in the kidney.
- The doctor explained how the glomerulus is enclosed within the calice.
- Verb sense:
- He slowly caliced from the silver chalice, savoring the holy wine.
- The believers calice together during the religious ceremony.
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