Holy Grail

Meaning

Name

1. An artifact in Arthurian mythology, being the cup used by Christ at the Last Supper and in which some of his blood was caught during the crucifixion.
2. (Internet, informal) A web page layout with fixed-width columns to the left and right, and a central area that fills the remaining space.

Noun

Anything that is highly sought-after but attained only through difficult endeavor.

Synonyms

grail

Sangraal

chalice

Grail

Translations

Santo Graal

Heilige Graal

Graal

Άγιο Δισκοπότηρο

Santo Graal

santo grial

Heiliger Gral

Sant Graal

Saint-Graal

Graal

Sacro Graal

graal

der Heilige Gral

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: Holy Grayle

In summary

From Middle English Holy Grayle.
(web page layout): So called because it was traditionally difficult to achieve with the available markup.