Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun In Arthurian legend, the purest of the Knights of the Round Table who alone succeeded in the quest for the Holy Grail.
- noun One considered to be noble, pure, or chivalrous.
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- noun (Arthurian legend) the most virtuous knight of the Round Table; was able to see the Holy Grail
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Examples
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The American force that emerged for the job was called Galahad, or the 5307th Composite Unit Provisional.
Into the Rising Sun Patrick K. O’Donnell 2002
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And when he came to the sacrament of the mass, and had done, anon he called Galahad, and said to him: Come forth the servant of Jesu Christ, and thou shalt see that thou hast much desired to see.
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And when he came to the sacrament of the mass, and had done, anon he called Galahad, and said to him: "Come forth the servant of Jesu Christ, and thou shalt see that thou hast much desired to see."
Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 5 Charles Herbert Sylvester
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And when he came to the sacrament of the mass, and had done, anon he called Galahad, and said to him: Come forth the servant of Jesu Christ, and thou shalt see that thou hast much desired to see.
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And when he came to the sacrament of the mass, and had done, anon he called Galahad, and said to him: Come forth the servant of Jesu Christ, and thou shalt see that thou hast much desired to see.
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And the current president of the United States, whom it might not be altogether inaccurate to describe as the Galahad of the SNL and Stewart generations, has made exactly one speech about Muslim garb — defining the wearing of the hijab as a human right and indirectly attacking those French secularists who have their misgivings about it.
Cheap Laughs 2009
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And the current president of the United States, whom it might not be altogether inaccurate to describe as the Galahad of the SNL and Stewart generations, has made exactly one speech about Muslim garb — defining the wearing of the hijab as a human right and indirectly attacking those French secularists who have their misgivings about it.
Cheap Laughs 2009
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And he called Galahad and said to him, "Come forth, thou servant of
Stories of King Arthur and His Knights Retold from Malory's "Morte dArthur" U. Waldo Cutler
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Sir, said Galahad, that is no marvel, for this adventure is not theirs but mine; and for the surety of this sword I brought none with me, for here by my side hangeth the scabbard.
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Tho when they were at rest there came a gentlewoman knocking at the door, and called Galahad, and so the good man came to the door to wit what she would.
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