"chalicist" meaning in English

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          "text": "A lay minister, or chaliccist, who assists eith the distribution of communion.",
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          "ref": "2012, Beth Wickenberg Ely, The Cup of Salvation: A Manual for lay Eucharistic Ministries, illustrated edition, Church Publishing, Inc., page xi:",
          "text": "Often colloquially called chalice bearers or chalicists, these are now designated by canon as Eucharistic Ministers.",
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          "ref": "2025 January 1, Wikipedia contributors, “Church of the Good Shepherd (Raleigh, North Carolina)”, in English Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation:",
          "text": "The church also includes many lay positions in worship, such as acolytes, vergers, chalicists, lectors, and a congregational choir.",
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        "A layperson authorized to assist the clergy, particularly within the Episcopal or Anglican Church, in administering the Christian sacrament of Holy Communion during worship services. Specifically, chalicists offer the consecrated wine to communicants following its consecration by the celebrant."
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