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- Dictionarygrail/ɡreɪl/
noun
- 1. (in medieval legend) the cup or platter used by Christ at the Last Supper, and in which Joseph of Arimathea received Christ's blood at the Cross. Quests for it undertaken by medieval knights are described in versions of the Arthurian legends written from the early 13th century onward.
- 2. a thing that is eagerly pursued or sought after: "a cure for the common cold is the medical holy grail"
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something that people want and are looking for but that is difficult to find or get: He has searched for his Grail of a happy family life and has finally found it. Climbing the mountain is considered to be one of the grails for ambitious mountaineers. See also. holy grail. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
Grail definition: any greatly desired and sought-after objective; ultimate ideal or reward. See examples of GRAIL used in a sentence.
1. capitalized : the cup or platter used according to medieval legend by Christ at the Last Supper and thereafter the object of knightly quests. 2. : the object of an extended or difficult quest. Examples of grail in a Sentence.
If you describe something as a grail or a holy grail, you mean that someone is trying very hard to obtain or achieve it.
n. 1. ( usu. cap.) a cup or chalice that in medieval legend was associated with unusual powers and was much sought after by knights: identified with the cup used at the Last Supper and given to Joseph of Arimathea. 2. ( sometimes cap.) any greatly desired and sought-after objective. Also called Holy Grail.
something that people want and are looking for but that is difficult to find or get: He has searched for his Grail of a happy family life and has finally found it. Climbing the mountain is considered to be one of the grails for ambitious mountaineers. See also. holy grail. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
A grail is some valuable thing you search for or pursue. A golfer's holy grail might be a hole in one. While the object of any serious pursuit is commonly described as a "holy grail ," many who use the term might not know its origin.
