the Holy Grail
noun
: the cup that is said to have been used by Jesus Christ and that was sought by knights during the Middle Ages
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For doctors and patients, the Holy Grail of medicine would be a simple blood or saliva test to detect all types of cancer before symptoms or sickness appears.
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Cory Franklin, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
One of the most, uh, formative movies for me as a teen was Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
—Tim Maurer, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Releasing the Epstein Files is the Holy Grail for the MAGA base.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 July 2025
His middle name is shared with the son and heir of Parzival, the knight of the Holy Grail in German Arthurian romance.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
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Cory Franklin, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
One of the most, uh, formative movies for me as a teen was Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
—Tim Maurer, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Releasing the Epstein Files is the Holy Grail for the MAGA base.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 July 2025
His middle name is shared with the son and heir of Parzival, the knight of the Holy Grail in German Arthurian romance.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for the Holy Grail
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“The Holy Grail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Holy%20Grail. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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