sangreal
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A sacred cup in old stories about knights and kings
- noun
- Archaic
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sangreal
- The quest for the sangreal symbolizes the pursuit of spiritual enlightenment in Arthurian lore.
- Sangreal documents
Examples
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From the Middle English "Sangreal," of the original Arthurian legend.
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Many legends about King Arthur revolve around the search for the sangreal and its powers.
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In medieval tales, knights embarked on perilous journeys to find the elusive sangreal.
Synonyms
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A cup people say Jesus used at the Last Supper that knights seek in old stories
is the old term form, not the plain modern reference
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A cup Jesus used at the Last Supper that knights later sought
is an older word for that same sacred object rather than the object name
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An old literary word for the Holy Grail that knights sought
is the older term rather than the modern name for the cup
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A famous cup said to be the Holy Grail used by Christ at the Last Supper
is an old name that focuses less on its Christ connection
Surface Forms
Etymology
Sangreal comes from old words san and graal, which mean 'holy' and 'cup'. So it originally named the legendary cup knights searched for, the Holy Grail.