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grail

[ greyl ]

noun

  1. Sometimes Grail. any greatly desired and sought-after objective; ultimate ideal or reward:

    The film's protagonist is defined by the struggle for his grail, a championship title he failed to win earlier in life.

  2. Often the Grail. Holy Grail:

    Weeks pass, and none of the knights return, so King Arthur himself must quest for the Grail.



Grail

/ ɡreɪl /

noun



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Word History and Origins

Origin of grail1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English graiel, graile, from Anglo-French grahel, grayel, Old French gräel, grel, from Medieval Latin gradālis “platter,” of uncertain origin; perhaps distantly connected to Latin crātēr “mixing bowl” ( crater ( def ) ) or crātis “wickerwork” ( grate 1( def ) )

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Example Sentences

The grail in this story is the guitar that Gus kept on top of his piano, too high for Keith to reach.

He is determined to use his fame and money as a reality TV host to achieve the Holy Grail.

But one can hardly blame a young Mafioso for laying claim to what is essentially the holy grail of Mafia hits.

But the fact remains: Losing weight has become for many of us the female holy grail.

For Irish-Americans, finding the Ireland of that period is like finding the Holy Grail.

Probably even to-day the majority would name Walter Map as the populariser, if not the inventor, of the Grail legend.

The Grail vision had, then, taught the "guileless one" nothing.

Is the Grail, too, then turned into a mocking spirit to the unhappy Amfortas?

In this ship was a table, and on the table, covered with a red cloth, was the Holy Grail.

But whence Wolfram derived his idea of the Grail is a problem which it is to be feared will never now be completely solved.

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Graian AlpsGrail, Holy