Judas cup
noun
1An ornamental mazer used by the monks of St Cuthbert's Priory at Durham at a special ceremony on Maundy Thursday (now historical ).
2Attributive designating a version of this ceremony revived at Durham Cathedral in 1998.
Origin
Late 16th century.
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