English Explanatory Dictionary

holy fool

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person, often associated with gifts of prophecy and insight, who publicly acts as if mad or stupid, but whose madness is seen as concealing an inner sanctity for the purpose of self-humiliation.

Word forms

holy fool holy fools

Synonyms

fool for Christ yurodivy

Related words

fool-saint
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