sacred vessel
Consecrated ritual receptacle
A sacred vessel is a container used in religious rituals—chalices, censers, baptismal fonts, and the like.
The term emphasizes both the object's function (holding something) and its consecrated status.
Figuratively, anything treated as holding something precious or divine: The body is a sacred vessel for the soul.
The priest prepared the sacred vessels for communion.
- chaliceOrnate ritual drinking vessel
- holy grailSupremely elusive objective
- grailSacred sought-after vessel
- gobletStemmed drinking vessel
- altarSacred ritual table
altar piece · relic · holy · holy water · shrine · communion · ritual · offering · blessed · consecrated · anointed · temple · tabernacle · ark · paten · liturgy · wine · blood
- Grail legendHoly Grail, Galahad, Percival, Fisher King, Sir Galahad
- ritual objectscenser, altar cloth, brazier, chalice, crosier
- sacred objectsrelic, relics, reliquaries, reliquary, holy relic
- temple decoraltar cloth, altar piece, guardian statue, incense burner, hanging lantern
- Buddhist metalworkBuddha head, seated Buddha, standing Buddha, prayer wheel, singing bowl
- Levitical Lawburnt offering, sin offering, peace offering, Day of Atonement, Yom Kippur
sacred vesselserving dish
Container for presenting food
storage jar · slop bucket · drinking glass · cooking pot · tupperware
sacred vesselcommon cup
Drinking vessel used collectively
chamber pot · slop bucket · garbage pail · spittoon · bedpan
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