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Meanings of Holy Grail in inglês

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чаша грааля
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Cup, dish or stone with miraculous powers, important motif in Arthurian literature.

Related terms
graal
português
santo graal
catalão
graal
espanhol
grial

(Legend) chalice used by Christ at the Last Supper.

santo graal
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Examples for "grail"
Examples for "grail"
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Yet another example of the holy grail that is value for money.
The Irish Times
2
The grail was heavy in his arm, far beyond its true weight.
The grail king
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Many of the speakers saw integration, not competition as the holy grail.
The Guardian
4
Time was that car ownership was the holy grail of adult independence.
The Irish Times
5
Cruises are not the holy grail of holidays, but they're great fun.
The Irish Times
1
The Machen Estate consisted of five four-storey blocks, rectangular brown- and white-brick structures called Pan House, Pyramid House, Bowmen House, Jade House and Sangraal House.
Consequences
Usage of Holy Grail in inglês
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Me, I'm still looking for the Holy Grail, he said, smiling happily.
Bungalow 2
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So now his eyes closed; he found himself seeking the Holy Grail.
In the Court of King Arthur
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A. Nutt, Studies in the Legend of the Holy Grail, p. 209.
From Ritual to Romance
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Mrs. Whitaker found the Holy Grail; it was under a fur coat.
Smoke and mirrors: short fictions and illusions
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Fiction:Writing the Celtic Tiger has become the Holy Grail of Irish fiction.
The Irish Times
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The Search for Relics: from the Holy Prepuce to the Holy Grail
Templars: history and myth: from solomon's temple to the freemas...
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The Book of Medicines is-forall intents and purposes-anangelological Holy Grail.
Angelopolis
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And that's the Holy Grail for the whole world at the moment.
The South African
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And I saw before me, ever blazing and burning, the Holy Grail.
Revolution, and Other Essays
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When you've found Guinevere, why go in search of the Holy Grail?
Paths of glory
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There sat Sir Galahad, who would one day see the Holy Grail.
In the Court of King Arthur
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It's like carrying the Holy Grail to some of these way-back farmhouses.
Parnassus on Wheels
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In fact, I think he stole his stuff from The Holy Grail.
The Guardian
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He smiles faintly, clutching it as if it were the Holy Grail.
Saving max
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Rather than the Holy Grail, it looks a grail full of holes.
The Guardian
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Who would be better fitted to seek and find the Holy Grail?
In the Court of King Arthur
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