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noun.
See Holy Grail, under grail.
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noun.
(legend) chalice used by Christ at the Last Supper
Word Usage
"After all, the idea just comes from playing around with a single French word sangraal, and we have already seen the difficulties that arise from any hypothesis that rests on the idea of the maintenance of a ‘pure’ bloodline through the ages."