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Holy Grail   /hˈoʊli greɪl/   Listen
Holy Grail

noun
1.
(legend) chalice used by Christ at the Last Supper.  Synonyms: grail, Sangraal.






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"Holy Grail" Quotes from Famous Books



... us half a chance,' said Livingstone, 'she guards her day and night. It's like the monks and the Holy Grail. ...
— Eben Holden - A Tale of the North Country • Irving Bacheller

... third act, and in view of the criticism already mentioned of the characters and conclusion of this act, I determined to try to make it the very pivot of the whole opera. I wished to do this, if only for the sake of the musical motive appearing in the story of the Holy Grail; but in other respects the plan ...
— My Life, Volume I • Richard Wagner



Words linked to "Holy Grail" :   goblet, fable, legend, chalice



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