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synonyms for grail

  • chalice
  • cup
  • holy dish
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On this page you'll find 4 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to grail, such as: chalice, cup, and holy dish.

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A grail is a type of cup, chalice, goblet, or vessel. But the word is almost always used to mean the Holy Grail or a holy grail.

When capitalized, Holy Grail (or just Grail) refers to the cup that according to medieval legend was used by Jesus at the Last Supper. Due to legends about the cup’s supposed powers, it became the subject of quests by knights who hoped to locate it, including the legendary King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table. (A somewhat similar legend is that of El Dorado, the legendary city of gold and treasure sought by Spanish colonizers.)

This sense of Holy Grail and Grail eventually came to be used (often in lowercase) in a metaphorical way to refer to any greatly desired and sought-after objective, reward, item, or ultimate ideal. For example, a particularly rare book may be called the holy grail of rare book collecting, or winning the World Cup may be called the holy grail of soccer (football). Such things are often described as highly sought-after.

A person’s ultimate desire may be called their grail. A similar term is heart’s desire. Similar but less idiomatic terms are ultimate prize and ultimate goal.

Why is the Holy Grail called a grail?

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Over the past several years, almost every industry has capitalized on the opportunity data-driven marketing presents, inching closer to the “holy grail” of real-time, direct and personalized engagements.
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We have some projects that we consider a holy grail, and chicken breast is one of those.
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This is like the holy grail of audio because it lets you feel like you’re truly a part of the audio experience rather than on the outside listening in.
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Probably even to-day the majority would name Walter Map as the populariser, if not the inventor, of the Grail legend.
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The Grail vision had, then, taught the "guileless one" nothing.
PARSIFALH. R. HAWEIS
Is the Grail, too, then turned into a mocking spirit to the unhappy Amfortas?
PARSIFALH. R. HAWEIS
In this ship was a table, and on the table, covered with a red cloth, was the Holy Grail.
STORIES OF KING ARTHUR'S KNIGHTSMARY MACGREGOR
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WORDS RELATED TO GRAIL

  • beaker
  • bowl
  • cannikin
  • chalice
  • cupful
  • demitasse
  • draught
  • drink
  • goblet
  • grail
  • mug
  • potion
  • stein
  • taster
  • teacup
  • tumbler
  • vessel
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.