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glandium
on Oct 20, 2017
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HolyJit: A New Hope
FWIW, it's the current spelling in some languages (e.g. French).
ccozan
on Oct 20, 2017
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Actually it is speculated that the the origin ist "Sang(re) Real" ( royal blood ) which metamorphosed into San Graal. Looking for it meant to search for the ( possible) lost blood line of Jesus, I think.
evincarofautumn
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“According to the Catholic Encyclopedia this is a false etymology.” —
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Grail#Etymology
It’s been around for a while but was most recently popularised by Dan Brown in The Da Vinci Code.
steveklabnik
on Oct 20, 2017
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Ah interesting, thanks! I'll be more explicit about "in English" next time.
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