TheGrail or theHoly Grail is the cup that was used by Jesus Christ at the Last Supper. In medieval times, many people tried to find the Grail without success.
2. singular noun
If you describe something as a grail or a holy grail, you mean that someone is trying very hard to obtain or achieve it.
The discovery is being hailed as The Holy Grail of astronomy.
Grail in British English
(ɡreɪl)
noun
Holy Grail
Grail in American English
(greɪl)
noun
1. Medieval Legend
the cup or platter used by Jesus at the Last Supper, and by Joseph of Arimathea to collect drops of Jesus' blood at the Crucifixion: the chivalric quest for the Grail, which later disappeared, is treated in Malory's Morte Darthur, Wagner's Parsifal, etc.
2. [usuallyg-]
Holy Grail (sense 2)
Word origin
ME graal < OFr < ML gradalis, flat dish, cup < ? VL *cratalis < L crater, mixing bowl: see crater
Examples of 'Grail' in a sentence
Grail
Someone who wanted the Grail to open the Gate between worlds.
Amanda Hemingway THE GREENSTONE GRAIL: THE SANGREAL TRILOGY ONE (2004)
He went to bed early, like I told you, to try and find the Grail.
Amanda Hemingway THE GREENSTONE GRAIL: THE SANGREAL TRILOGY ONE (2004)
Then he picked up the Grail, holding the torch to illuminate it, looking at it properly now.
Amanda Hemingway THE GREENSTONE GRAIL: THE SANGREAL TRILOGY ONE (2004)
It be thy Holy Grail, Myrddin, where thee bade the Goddess to store thy knowledge.
Traci Harding THE ANCIENT FUTURE: THE DARK AGE (1996)