Parsifal

[ pahr-suh-fuhl, -fahl ]

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noun

Parsifal

/ ˈpɑːsɪfəl; -ˌfɑːl /

German myth the hero of a medieval cycle of legends about the Holy Grail English eqivalentPercival

Thoroughly scarred by his past, Parsifal leaves an urban life to return to his childhood forest home.

In this holy-grail story, though, the object Parsifal seeks is simply the drinking cup he used when he was young.

The Hotel Parsifal in Ravello, Italy, is an absolutely amazing place.

That is the key-note of Parsifal, the Knight of the Sangrail.

At this moment Gurnemanz, accompanied by Parsifal and Kundry, enter.

The knight is soon recognized by both as the long-lost and discarded Parsifal.

Yet was this the very crime to which Klingsor would drive her for the ruin of Parsifal.

Throughout this scene Parsifal's instinct is absolutely true and sure.

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