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Word: holy grail
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Meaning:
Noun:
- A difficult or near-impossible goal that would prove to be a major benefit (example: "nanotechnology is the holy grail of medicine")
- A distant, all-but-unobtainable ultimate goal of a person or organization.
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Proper noun:
- An artifact in Christian mythology, being the dish used by Christ at the Last Supper and in which some of his blood was caught during the crucifixion.
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