Saturday 28 January 2012

Agnosticism / Atheism: What's Hot Now: Etymology of the Holy Grail

Agnosticism / Atheism: What's Hot Now
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Etymology of the Holy Grail
Jan 28th 2012, 11:11

The English word grail comes from the Old French graal, which itself comes from the medieval Latin word gradalis, which refers to a cup or small dish. Later writers claimed that the original term for Holy Grail was San Greal and, even later, some claimed that this was code for Sang Real, which means "royal blood." Conspiracy theorists argued that the Holy Grail was never a real cup, but instead a reference to Mary Magdalene, wife of Jesus and bearer of his child.

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