grail

noun

/ɡreɪl/

(also the Holy Grail)

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[singular] the cup or bowl believed to have been used by Jesus Christ before he died, that became a holy thing that people wanted to find
CultureThere are many old stories about the Holy Grail. In the most famous of these King Arthur's Knights of the Round Table go to search for it, and it is finally found by Sir Galahad, the only knight who is completely pure. When Galahad dies, his men see the Grail rise into Heaven.
Topics Religion and festivalsc2
[countable, usually singular] a thing that you try very hard to find or achieve, but never willTopics Successc2

Word Originfrom Old French graal, from medieval Latin gradalis ‘dish’.

单词	grail
释义	grail noun /ɡreɪl/ /ɡreɪl/ (also the Holy Grail) jump to other results [singular] the cup or bowl believed to have been used by Jesus Christ before he died, that became a holy thing that people wanted to find CultureThere are many old stories about the Holy Grail. In the most famous of these King Arthur's Knights of the Round Table go to search for it, and it is finally found by Sir Galahad, the only knight who is completely pure. When Galahad dies, his men see the Grail rise into Heaven. Topics Religion and festivalsc2 [countable, usually singular] a thing that you try very hard to find or achieve, but never willTopics Successc2 Word Originfrom Old French graal, from medieval Latin gradalis ‘dish’.
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