holy grails
Most sought treasures
Holy grails are ultimate prizes or long-sought goals, especially ones that remain elusive.
The term comes from medieval legends about the cup Christ used at the Last Supper, which knights quested to find.
Now it applies to any field's most coveted achievement: Fusion power is the holy grail of clean energy.
A holy grail promises to solve fundamental problems—which is why the search often proves endless.
- sacred relicConsecrated religious artifact
- relicPreserved ancient object
- chaliceOrnate ritual drinking vessel
- fusion energyPower from nuclear joining
- miracleSupernatural occurrence beyond explanation
artifact · fountain of youth · quest · divinity · Ark of the Covenant · treasures · sanctity · legends · mysticism · elixir of life · Monty Python · philosopher's stone · sacred · faith · pilgrimage · lost treasure · utopia · Excalibur
- desirablesmust-haves, essentials, favorites, picks, finds
holy grailswild goose chases
Hopeless, pointless pursuits
poisoned chalices · white elephants · lost causes · dead ends · wastes of time
holy grailslow-hanging fruit
Readily attainable objectives
gimmes · sure things · no-brainers · slam dunks · cakewalks
holy grailssmall potatoes
Insignificant things or people
trivialities · trifles · footnotes · non-events · afterthoughts
holy, grail, holiness, holier, holiest, unholy, hallowing, hallows