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Noun: grail  greyl
  1. (legend) chalice used by Christ at the Last Supper
    "Knights spent their lives searching for the Holy Grail";
    - Holy Grail, Sangraal
     
  2. The object of any prolonged endeavour
    "Finding a cure for cancer was the scientist's holy grail"

Derived forms: grails

Type of: aim, calix, chalice, goblet, object, objective, target

Encyclopedia: Grail