Definitions for holy grail
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1. grail, Holy Grail, Sangraalnoun

   (legend) chalice used by Christ at the Last Supper

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1. Holy Grailnoun

   An artifact in Christian mythology, being the cup used by Christ at the Last Supper and in which some of his blood was caught during the crucifixion.

2. holy grailnoun

   A distant, all-but-unobtainable ultimate goal of a person or organization.

3. holy grailnoun

   A difficult or near-impossible goal that would prove to be a major benefit (example: "nanotechnology is the holy grail of medicine")

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1. Holy Grail

   The Holy Grail (French: Saint Graal, Breton: Graal Santel, Welsh: Greal Sanctaidd, Cornish: Gral) is a treasure that serves as an important motif in Arthurian literature. Various traditions describe the Holy Grail as a cup, dish, or stone with miraculous healing powers, sometimes providing eternal youth or sustenance in infinite abundance, often guarded in the custody of the Fisher King and located in the hidden Grail castle. By analogy, any elusive object or goal of great significance may be perceived as a "holy grail" by those seeking such.A "grail" (Old French: graal or greal), wondrous but not unequivocally holy, first appears in Perceval, the Story of the Grail, an unfinished chivalric romance written by Chrétien de Troyes around 1190. Chrétien's story inspired many continuations, translators and interpreters in the later-12th and early-13th centuries, including Wolfram von Eschenbach, who perceived the Grail as a stone. The Christian, Celtic or possibly other origins of the Arthurian grail trope are uncertain and have been debated amongst literary scholars and historians. In the late-12th century, Robert de Boron in Joseph d'Arimathie portrayed the Grail as Jesus's vessel from the Last Supper, which Joseph of Arimathea used to catch Christ's blood at the crucifixion. Thereafter, the Holy Grail became interwoven with the legend of the Holy Chalice, the Last Supper cup, an idea continued in works such as the Lancelot-Grail cycle and consequently the 15th-century Le Morte d'Arthur. In this form, it is now a popular theme in modern culture and has become the subject of pseudohistorical writings and of conspiracy theories.

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1. holy grail

   The holy grail is a term that originates from Christian mythology, referring to the dish, plate, or cup used by Jesus at the Last Supper, said to possess miraculous powers. It's an object of quest in Arthurian literature where it's sought by the Knights of the Round Table. In a broader, secular context, the term "holy grail" is used to describe something that is considered to be the most desirable or ultimate object of pursuit due to its great significance, value, or rarity. It often represents the all-consuming objective of a dedicated individual, or an elusive goal.

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1. Holy Grail

   The Holy Grail is a dish, plate, stone, or cup that is part of an important theme of Arthurian literature. A grail, wondrous but not explicitly "holy," first appears in Perceval le Gallois, an unfinished romance by Chrétien de Troyes: it is a processional salver used to serve at a feast. Chrétien's story attracted many continuators, translators and interpreters in the later 12th and early 13th centuries, including Wolfram von Eschenbach, who makes the grail a great precious stone that fell from the sky. The Grail legend became interwoven with legends of the Holy Chalice. The connection with Joseph of Arimathea and with vessels associated with the Last Supper and crucifixion of Jesus, dates from Robert de Boron's Joseph d'Arimathie in which Joseph receives the Grail from an apparition of Jesus and sends it with his followers to Great Britain. Building upon this theme, later writers recounted how Joseph used the Grail to catch Christ's blood while interring him and how he founded a line of guardians to keep it safe in Britain. The legend may combine Christian lore with a Celtic myth of a cauldron endowed with special powers.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of holy grail in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of holy grail in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of holy grail in a Sentence

1. Christos Kechagias:

   It revives Greeks' hopes that despite their big struggle to survive there is a 'holy grail' that will reconnect them to a period of glory and power, in times of crisis, people have the chance to redefine their identity.

2. David Kaplan:

   The holy grail, if we all do our job right, is that you only need one animal in the initial biopsy, you can do what we call' immortalize' those cells so they essentially propagate forever.

3. Daniel Heller:

   Ultimately desalinization is the Holy Grail.

4. Oscar Tabarez:

   The holy grail of football is the word 'balance', when we attack, we need to be able to attack, but this isn't abstract — it is because ball possession has been recovered or from good defensive work. We work on balance all the time.

5. Lee Hardman:

   The market's positive reaction to the report is understandable as finding a vaccine for COVID-19 is the search for the Holy Grail. It would allow a return to normal at a much faster pace and significantly reduce long-lasting damage to the global economy.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Holy_Grail
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Grail
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5. ^ Wikidata
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