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quest Definition

quest (kwest)

noun

  1. a seeking; hunt; pursuit
  2. in medieval romance, a chivalric journey undertaken by a knight in order to procure or achieve a particular object or end
  3. any journey or undertaking in pursuit of a typically lofty or noble goal
  4. Archaic a jury of inquest

Etymology: ME < OFr queste < ML questa < VL *quaesita, thing sought for < L quaesitus, pp. of quaerere, to seek, ask, inquire

intransitive verb

  1. to follow the track of game, or to bay in pursuit of game, as hounds do
  2. to go in search

transitive verb

to search for; seek

quest Related Forms

quest′er noun

quest Synonyms

quest

n.

journey, search, crusade; see examination 1, hunt 2.

quest Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • never-end: Her never-ending quest to ' upset the status quo ' is akin to a snake eating its tail.
  • abandon: Look what happens, he said, when the church abandons the quest for Jesus.
  • fulfill: However, unlike Odysseus, IT managers must not simply avoid either fate: Instead, they must fulfill both quests.
  • begin: Alerted to a new danger by the murder of a fellow immortal, Sam begins an epic quest to find the mysterious Pandora Keys.
  • pursue: Patrick Clayton left to pursue the quest his own way via the Desert Survey.

Preposition: for

  • perfection: But has Google taken their quest for perfection a few steps too far?
  • immortality: The quest for divine immortality is a main thread of all the ancient myths associated with this constellation.
  • vengeance: It's a story of a long-term quest for vengeance with a bizarre outcome.
  • enlightenment: The Teahouse is where you meet your mentor and devoutly perform the ritual of tea ceremony as part of your quest for spontaneous enlightenment.
  • domination: Not so AK, whose quest for domination of the Hammersmith stretch has now extended to trying to force the sailors off the river.
  • stardom: Andrea Walker In her quest for stardom Andrea has been doing the gig circuit this month.

Adjective modifier

  • perilous: Plot Outline: Jason sets out on a perilous quest to find the Golden Fleece and leads a team of adventurers called the Argonauts.
  • northern: Northern quest he the eu argued is no doubt.
  • ceaseless: For me knowledge is a ceaseless quest for truth.
  • relentless: Ceri Jones Food companies are looking to each other in the relentless quest for growth and higher margins.
  • fruitless: And it has continued to be a fruitless quest.
  • spiritual: These pieces have an over-riding very, distant spiritual quest built into them.

Noun used with modifier

  • epic: John Walsh goes on an epic quest Looking for the perfect picnic white, or a fresh summer rosé ?
  • laser: We hold events for everyone from drag queens to rock, cheese to beer, and ice skating to laser quest.
  • vision: And, of course, the Green Dragon rolling forever onwards, a continual vision quest.