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Sangraal

Sangraal

9.9
A famous cup said to be the Holy Grail used by Christ at the Last Supper
  • noun
  • /sæŋˈɡrɑːl/
  • Archaic
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  • In medieval literature, the Sangraal is often depicted as a vessel that grants eternal life.

Examples

  • They were killed by Merlin's Sangraal, and Adria is locked in immortal combat with Morgan LaFay.

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  • Many stories tell of adventures to find the Sangraal, believed to bestow divine grace upon its holder.

  • According to legend, the knights of the Round Table sought the Sangraal to bring glory to King Arthur.

Synonyms

chalice
vsSangraal
38 8.4

A large decorated cup with a stem used for drinking wine in church

is specifically the legendary sacred cup rather than a general liturgical vessel
grail
vsSangraal
  • Literature
8 9.9

A cup people say Jesus used at the Last Supper that knights seek in old stories

is the Arthurian form often equated with that legendary cup
Holy Grail
vsSangraal
  • Literature
5 8.6

A cup Jesus used at the Last Supper that knights later sought

is a term often used in Arthurian legend for that same cup
sangreal
vsSangraal
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A sacred cup in old stories about knights and kings

is an older name that literary sources equate with that legendary cup
Graal
vsSangraal
  • Archaic
9.9

An old literary word for the Holy Grail that knights sought

is the same idea but presented in older or literary wording

Surface Forms

Sangraal singular
Sangraals plural
Sangreals plural
Sangreal singular

Etymology

The word Sangraal comes from old French san graal, meaning 'holy grail', the sacred cup linked to Christ. One popular way to remember it is the later reading sang real ('royal blood'), which helps explain why the cup is tied to Christ's blood and to kings in the stories.