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quest noun [C] LITERARY 
a long search for something that is difficult to find, or an attempt to achieve something difficult 
Nothing will stop them in their quest for truth.
I don't think she went to India on any spiritual quest, but she came back a very changed person.
She does aerobics four times a week in her quest to achieve the perfect body. [+ to infinitive]
( Cambridge International Dictionary of English )

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