Grail (The cup or platter used by Christ at the Last Supper)

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• Grail, The Holy —    From Arthurian Legend, a cup, chalice, bowl or tray, depending which story you read. Said to be the cup used by Jesus Christ at the last supper. It was preserved by Joseph of Arimathea, who caught some of Christ s blood in it at the… …   The writer's dictionary of science fiction, fantasy, horror and mythology

• Grail — (also Holy Grail) ► NOUN ▪ (in medieval legend) the cup or platter used by Christ at the Last Supper and in which Joseph of Arimathea received Christ s blood, especially as the object of quests by knights. ORIGIN Old French graal, from Latin… …   English terms dictionary

• grail — noun (the Grail or the Holy Grail) (in medieval legend) the cup or platter used by Christ at the Last Supper and in which Joseph of Arimathea received Christ s blood, especially as the object of quests by knights. ↘something that is eagerly… …   English new terms dictionary

• the Grail or the Holy Grail — (in medieval legend) the cup or platter used by Christ at the Last Supper and in which Joseph of Arimathea received Christ s blood, especially as the object of quests by knights. → grail …   English new terms dictionary

• grail — n. (in full Holy Grail) 1 (in medieval legend) the cup or platter used by Christ at the Last Supper, and in which Joseph of Arimathea received Christ s blood at the Cross, esp. as the object of quests by medieval knights. 2 any object of a quest …   Useful english dictionary

• grail — /grayl/, n. 1. (usually cap.) Also called Holy Grail. a cup or chalice that in medieval legend was associated with unusual powers, esp. the regeneration of life and, later, Christian purity, and was much sought after by medieval knights:… …   Universalium

• grail — noun Etymology: Middle English greal, graal, from Middle French, bowl, grail, from Medieval Latin gradalis 1. capitalized the cup or platter used according to medieval legend by Christ at the Last Supper and thereafter the object of knightly… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Holy Grail — According to Christian mythology, the Holy Grail was the dish, plate, or cup used by Jesus at the Last Supper, said to possess miraculous powers. The connection of Joseph of Arimathea with the Grail legend dates from Robert de Boron s Joseph d… …   Wikipedia

• Graal, The Holy —    From Arthurian Legend, a cup, chalice, bowl or tray, depending which story you read. Said to be the cup used by Jesus Christ at the last supper. It was preserved by Joseph of Arimathea, who caught some of Christ s blood in it at the… …   The writer's dictionary of science fiction, fantasy, horror and mythology