Literally, to Federer, the Wimbledon championship trophy, in the shape of a cup, is the greatest cup or grail (Latin for a bowl) of them all.
The grail in “holy grail” originally refers to the cup Jesus used at the Last Supper. Legends have it that the grail was brought to Britain, which centuries later enticed a great search among medieval kings and knights.
To fully understand the holy grail, of course, you need to read more, a lot more actually about Jesus and his followers, King Arthur and his knights, etc.
For now, let’s just make sure we understand that the grail is made holy by Jesus and that the search for the holy grail was important for King Arthur and other enlightened men.
Yes, if we leave out the religious part, Jesus, King Arthur and others involved were seeking enlightenment, or a kind of spiritual awareness that enables men to break free from the shackles of ordinary human existence, i.e. the daily grind, the miserable humdrum.
Let’s make sure we understand that the holy grail stands for the truth, the big prize, or anything people covet the most – but something not so easy to obtain.
Something highly sought but not at all easy to get.
All right, here are recent media examples of people who view different objects or objectives as their holy grail:
1. A new diet and exercise regime has been described as ‘the Holy Grail’ of losing weight - while putting on muscle.
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