Galahad, Sir

Cultural  

1. A young knight in the tales of King Arthur (see also Arthur). Galahad's exceptional purity and virtue enabled him to see the Holy Grail in all its splendor, whereas many other knights who sought it could not see it at all.

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Example Sentences

"I used to be crazy about every one of the Knights and Ladies—Sir Launcelot, Sir Galahad, Sir Tristram, Sir Gawaine, Queen Guinevere."

From The "Genius" by Dreiser, Theodore

Anon they saw other knights come in with haste at the hall doors and take their harness off, who said to Sir Galahad, "Sir, we have tried sore to be with you at this table."

From King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table by Unknown

Sir Galahad, Sir Launcelot, Sir Percival and the others upheld the honor of King Arthur's court.

From In the Court of King Arthur by Lowe, Samuel E. (Samuel Edward)

So long were they in the ship that they said to Galahad: "Sir, in this bed ought ye to lie, for so sayeth the scripture."

From Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 5 by Sylvester, Charles Herbert

Galahad, Sir, son of Lancelot, one of the Knights of the Round Table; distinguished for the immaculate purity of his character and life; was successful in his search for the Holy Graal.

From The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge by Nuttall, P. Austin