grail

/greil/

Thân thiện

The knight searches for the holy grail in the ancient castle.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The Holy Grail: In medieval legend, the cup or dish used by Jesus Christ at the Last Supper, later sought by knights as a sacred relic.
   • An object of intense, prolonged, and difficult pursuit: Something that is earnestly sought after, often with great effort and dedication.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The knights embarked on a quest to find the Holy Grail.
  • For many scientists, finding a cure for this disease is the ultimate grail.
  • The grail of modern physics is a unified theory of everything.

Advanced Usage

• "Holy Grail": The primary and most common usage, often capitalized. It refers literally to the legendary chalice or metaphorically to any highly sought-after, almost unattainable goal.
  • The company's research team believes they have found the Holy Grail of battery technology.
• "Grail quest": A long and arduous search for something of great value or importance.
  • His career has been a grail quest for the perfect musical composition.

Variants and Related Words

• Grail-like (adj): Resembling or characteristic of a grail, especially in being highly desirable or elusive.
  • The device promised grail-like efficiency.

Synonyms

• Chalice: A drinking cup, especially one used in religious ceremonies.
• Quest: A long or arduous search for something.
• Objective: A thing aimed at or sought; a goal.

Related Phrases

• To seek the grail: To pursue a lofty and difficult goal.
  • They have spent decades seeking the grail of absolute zero.
• Grail of [something]: Used to specify the ultimate goal within a particular field.
  • The grail of renewable energy is a source that is both cheap and limitless.

Học thuật

Noun

1. (legend) chalice used by Christ at the Last Supper
2. the object of any prolonged endeavor

Từ đồng nghĩa

• Holy Grail
• Sangraal