English
Etymology
Holy + Celtic or Old French graal.
Proper noun
the Holy Grail
- An artifact in Christian mythology, being the dish used by Christ at the Last Supper and in which some of his blood was caught during the Crucifixion.
Translations
trans-top|artifact in Christian mythology
Czech: Svatý grál m
Dutch: Heilige Graal f
Finnish: Graalin malja
French: le Graal m, le Saint-Graal m
German: der Heilige Gral m
Greek: �ο �γιο �ι�κο���η�ο n
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Polish: �wi�ty Graal m
Portuguese: o Santo Graal m
Russian: Св��ой ��аал� m
Serbian: Sveti Gral/Zdela m
Spanish: santo grial m
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Noun
holy grail (plural holy grails)
#A distant, all-but-unobtainable ultimate goal of a person or organization.
#A difficult or near-impossible goal that would prove to be a major benefit (example: "nanotechnology is the holy grail of medicine")
Translations
Dutch: heilige graal f
See also
w:Holy_Grail|Wikipedia article on the Holy Grail.
Category:Arthurian mythology
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