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Galahad

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Gal·a·had  (gl-hd)
n.
1. In Arthurian legend, the purest of the Knights of the Round Table who alone succeeded in the quest for the Holy Grail.
2. One considered to be noble, pure, or chivalrous.
Galahad [ˈgæləˌhæd]
n
1. (Myth & Legend / European Myth & Legend) Sir. (in Arthurian legend) the most virtuous knight of the Round Table, destined to regain the Holy Grail; son of Lancelot and Elaine
2. a pure or noble man
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.GalahadGalahad - (Arthurian legend) the most virtuous knight of the Round Table; was able to see the Holy Grail
Sir Galahad
Arthurian legend - the legend of King Arthur and his court at Camelot
Translations
Galahad
n → Galahad m; (fig) → Kavalier m, → Ritter m


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And after this fashion, adventure to seek, Was Sir Galahad made--as it might be last week!
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A syndicate of Galahad, Parsifal, and Marcus Aurelius might have done it, but to an ordinary erring man, conscious of things done which should not have been done, and other things equally numerous left undone, he was too oppressive.
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Exactly as I would speak of my nearest personal friends or enemies, or my most familiar neighbors, he spoke of Sir Bedivere, Sir Bors de Ganis, Sir Launcelot of the Lake, Sir Galahad, and all the other great names of the Table Round -- and how old, old, unspeakably old and faded and dry and musty and ancient he came to look as he went on
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