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Definitions for Quest

[1] a search or pursuit made in order to find or obtain something: a quest for uranium mines; a quest for knowledge.
[2] Medieval Romance . an adventurous expedition undertaken by a knight or knights to secure or achieve something: the quest of the Holy Grail.
[3] those engaged in such an expedition.
[4] British Dialect . inquest.
[5] Obsolete . a jury of inquest.
[6] to search; seek (often followed by for or after ): to quest after hidden treasure.
[7] to go on a quest.
[8] Hunting . (of a dog) to search for game. to bay or give tongue in pursuit of game.
[9] to search or seek for; pursue.
[10] the act or an instance of looking for or seeking; search a quest for diamonds
[11] (in medieval romance) an expedition by a knight or company of knights to accomplish some prescribed task, such as finding the Holy Grail
[12] the object of a search; goal or target my quest is the treasure of the king
[13] rare a collection of alms
[14] (foll by for or after ) to go in search (of)
[15] to go on a quest
[16] (of gun dogs or hounds) to search for game to bay when in pursuit of game
[17] rare to collect alms
[18] (also tr) archaic to go in search of (a thing); seek or pursue

Words related to Quest

probe, expedition, adventure, hunt, research, crusade, journey, inquiry, investigation, chase, pursuit, voyage, inquest, quarry, seeking, mission, inquisition, examination, enterprise, probing

Words nearby Quest

query language, querétaro, ques., quesadilla, quesnay, quest, question, question mark, question master, question of fact, question of law

Origin of Quest

1275–1325; (noun) Middle English queste < Old French < Latin quaesīta, feminine past participle of quaerere to seek; (v.) Middle English questen < Old French quester, derivative of the noun

Other words from Quest

quest·er , noun
quest·ing·ly , adverb
un·quest·ed , adjective

Word origin for Quest

C14: from Old French queste, from Latin quaesita sought, from quaerere to seek

Synonyms for Quest

adventure, chase, crusade, expedition, hunt, inquiry, investigation, journey, probe, pursuit, research, delving, enterprise, examination, inquest, inquisition, mission, prey, probing, pursual, quarry, seeking, voyage, pilgrimmage