Definition of the Holy Grail
: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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: exalted or worthy of complete devotion as one perfect in goodness and righteousness
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: divine
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: devoted entirely to the deity or the work of the deity
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: the cup or platter used according to medieval legend by Christ at the Last Supper and thereafter the object of knightly quests
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: the object of an extended or difficult quest
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