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Meaning of "Galahad" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GALAHAD

Galahad  [ˈɡæləˌhæd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GALAHAD

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Galahad is a noun.
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WHAT DOES GALAHAD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Galahad

Galahad

Sir Galahad, in Arthurian legend, is a knight of King Arthur's Round Table and one of the three achievers of the Holy Grail. He is the illegitimate son of Lancelot and Elaine of Corbenic, and is renowned for his gallantry and purity. Emerging quite late in the medieval Arthurian tradition, Sir Galahad first appears in the Lancelot–Grail cycle, and his story is taken up in later works such as the Post-Vulgate Cycle and Sir Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur.

Definition of Galahad in the English dictionary

The definition of Galahad in the dictionary is a pure or noble man.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GALAHAD


Almohad
ˈælməˌhæd
had
hæd
jehad
dʒɪˈhæd
jihad
dʒɪˈhæd
Mashhad
mæʃˈhæd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GALAHAD

Galashiels
Galata
galatea
Galatia
Galatian
Galatians

WORDS THAT END LIKE GALAHAD

allis shad
chad
Ershad
Lake Chad
lymphad
Parishad
shad
Sir Galahad
Tchad
twaite shad
Upanishad
zila parishad

Synonyms and antonyms of Galahad in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Galahad» into 25 languages

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The translations of Galahad from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Galahad» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

加拉哈德
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Galahad
570 millions of speakers

English

Galahad
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गलाहद
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جالاهاد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Галахад
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Galahad
270 millions of speakers

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Galahad
260 millions of speakers

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Galahad
220 millions of speakers

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Galahad
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Galahad
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ガラハッド
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

갈라 하드 경
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Galahad
85 millions of speakers
vi

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Galahad
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கலகத்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गलाहद
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Galahad
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Galahad
65 millions of speakers

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Galahad
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Галахад
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Galahad
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Γκάλαχαντ
15 millions of speakers
af

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Galahad
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Galahad
10 millions of speakers
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Galahad
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Galahad

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Ed Asner
I can do lovers. I can do Sir Galahad types. I'm not going to limit myself in voice-overs to irascible old men.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GALAHAD»

Discover the use of Galahad in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Galahad and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Holy Grail (from "The idyls of the king") and Sir Galahad
Baron Alfred Tennyson Tennyson. THE HOLT GRAIL. 17 Streamed through my cell a cold and silver beam, And down the long beam stole the Holy Grail, Rose- red with beatings in it, as if alive, Till all the white walls of my cell were dyed With  ...
Baron Alfred Tennyson Tennyson, 1891
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A Dictionary of Medieval Heroes: Characters in Medieval ...
role in his poems 'Sir Galahad: A Christmas Mystery' and 'The Chapel in Lyonesse' in the volume King Arthur's Tomb (1858). In the 20th century, too, there have been poems about Galahad, including The Coming of Sir Galahad and a Vision ...
Willem Pieter Gerritsen, Anthony G. Van Melle, 2000
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A Trooper Galahad
But Galahad pointed out that the tactics then in use were written of a foreign dragoon saddle with a long flat bearing surface. It was all very well for that to be set as far forward as it would go, because even then the centre of gravity of the rider ...
Charles King, 1899
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The birth of Galahad
THE. BIRTH. OF. GALAHAD. ACT I. SCENE I. A Garden in Lyonesse. Beds of the earlier vegetables, such as lettuce, cabbages, young onions, and radishes, mingled with primroses and daffodils, and other early flowers. Some of the beds ...
Richard Hovey, 1909
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Galahad, Knight Errant
flying, marched in solemn procession to the cathedral to witness the ceremony of king Arthur laying his sword on young Galahad in knighthood, and to be present at the benediction of the bishop on the holy quest. After the knighting of Galahad  ...
May Elizabeth Southworth, 1907
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Little Sir Galahad
"Haven't you heard about the Galahad Knights?" asked Charlie. "Well, maybe I 'm the only one left, now. Of course it was many, many years ago." "Sir Galahad lived in the days of King Arthur—" "Oh, I know that; I'm talking about us boys.
Phoebe Gray, 1915
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The Hero Journey in Literature: Parables of Poesis
That configuration would give us four knights with Galahad in the center as the " semblance" of Christ (which is exactly the way one monk refers to Galahad earlier (64)). But clearly the author could not equate Gawain with Luke, since Gawain is ...
Evans Lansing Smith, 1997
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Mythology in Our Midst: A Guide to Cultural References
Eventually Galahad found himself at the place where only Percival had come by mistake. He stood at the walls of Carbunek, the Grail Castle. Carbunek stood in the middle of a dying land. Its livestock were dead, its grain stores were empty, ...
Amy T. Peterson, 2004
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Knighthood in the Morte Darthur
not likely that Malory viewed Galahad's example as beyond the capabilities of all Round Table knights. On the contrary, the earlier examples of Tor, Ywain, young Lancelot and Gareth suggest that the sort of miracles which Galahad works are ...
Beverly Kennedy, 1992
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Signa. Folle-Farine. Sir Galahad's raid
Under the walls, hidden by a group of planes, we fastened the stallions in readiness, and Galahad, at the latticed door, gave the signal word, “ Kef,” low whispered. The door unclosed, and, true to her tryst, in the silvery Bosphorus moonlight, ...
Ouida, 1890

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GALAHAD»

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Sheffield based boxers ready for challenges
The Cambridgeshire man says: “I've been earning a lot, getting top quality sparring with the likes of Kid Galahad and Kell. We even went over ... «The Star, Jul 15»
2
'Let Jihadis go to Syria... just never let them back', says war veteran …
Mr Weston, who was severely burned after his ship Sir Galahad was bombed in the Falklands War, said: “If they want to go we should not stop ... «WalesOnline, Jul 15»
3
House Struck By Lightning In Chattanooga
It happened around 4 o'clock on the two thousand block of Galahad Road. Firefighters on scene tell NewsChannel9's Hannah Lawrence the ... «WTVC, Jul 15»
4
Review: Summerfest's 'Spamalot' full of entertaining 'manic energy …
Josh Stone as Sir Lancelot and Matthew Winters as Sir Galahad also flesh out their other characters with zany fun. Leave it to a diva soprano to ... «Lexington Herald Leader, Jul 15»
5
Rochester police log
... she is in there (rather naughty), police find that she had fallen in and gotten in a mess, Sir Galahad was aiding a poor damsel in distress! «Foster's Daily Democrat, Jul 15»
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Manhattan Rep to Present World Premiere of John Doble's TEN …
... roles of Eddie in Rocky Horror and Sir Bedevere/Mrs. Galahad in Spamalot at Augusta, Michigan's, Barn Theatre (summers 2011 and 2012). «Broadway World, Jul 15»
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It's all go right now for green-fingered
We've waited two years for the delphinium Galahad to develop, but this week it is in full bloom, and don't the bumblebees love it. Standing at ... «Morpeth Herald, Jul 15»
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Jordan Gill Close To Gaining His First Title Shot
I'm getting top quality sparring with the likes of Kid Galahad and Kell Brook. We even went over to America when Kell won the world title and I ... «BoxingScene.com, Jul 15»
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Orlando Shakespeare Theater to Stage SPAMALOT, 9/9-10/11
... State University, Michael Hunsaker (Jean Valjean in LES MISERABLES) plays opposite Gaines once more in the role of Sir Dennis Galahad. «Broadway World, Jul 15»
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WeView Verdict: Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
In fact Galahad-TheViper went so far as to call the game an improvement on the Batman: Arkham series, saying that while “Batman games ... «TheSixthAxis, Jul 15»

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