Definition of Quest for

1. Verb. Go in search of or hunt for. "Pursue a hobby"

Exact synonyms: Go After, Pursue, Quest After
Generic synonyms: Look For, Search, Seek
Derivative terms: Pursuance, Pursuit

Lexicographical Neighbors of Quest For

querulousnesses
query
query language
query processing
queryable
querying
queryingly
queryings
quesadilla
quesadillas
quesal
quesals
queso
quest
quest after
quest for (current term)
questant
questants
quested
quester
questers
questin
questin oxygenase
questing
questingly
questings
question
question-mark
question-master
question-masters

Literary usage of Quest for

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The digital library: A Biography by Daniel Greenstein, Suzanne E. Thorin (2002)
"quest for "Killer Apps" The young digital library is also known for its quest for "killer applications." Like the Holy Grail, these killer apps were elusive ..."

2. Harvard Studies and Notes in Philology and Literature by Dept. of Modern Languages, Harvard University (1903)
"THE quest for THE SWORD OF LIGHT. In y, as we have seen, The Werewolf's Tale of x was inserted in a frame-story: a quester is required to learn the " cause ..."

3. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1902)
"quest for the establishment of a hospital, $4500,- 000. Marburg, Theodore, Baltimore, Md., gift to Johns Hopkins University, a collection of rare and ..."

4. Traditional Ojibwa Religion and Its Historical Changes by Christopher Vecsey (1983)
"quest for Personal Identity through a Guardian Manilo At the traditional naming ceremony the old Ojibwa lent to the child a part of identity, ..."

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