Meaning & use

Galahad

proper noun·Advanced

A knight of the Round Table in Arthurian legend renowned for his purity, honor, and success in finding the Holy Grail.

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The story of Galahad is often taught as the ideal of chivalry and moral purity in medieval legend.

Journalists jokingly called the young senator a modern Galahad for his unwavering honesty.

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Galahad's name is sometimes used generically, outside the legend, to describe a person seen as unusually noble, chivalrous, or morally upright.

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