Associations to the word «Grail»

Wiktionary

GRAIL, noun. The Holy Grail.
GRAIL, noun. The object of an extended or difficult quest.[1]
GRAIL, noun. A book of offices in the Roman Catholic Church; a gradual.
GRAIL, noun. (poetic) Small particles of earth; gravel.
GRAIL, noun. One of the small feathers of a hawk.

Dictionary definition

GRAIL, noun. The object of any prolonged endeavor.
GRAIL, noun. (legend) chalice used by Christ at the Last Supper.

Wise words

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