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Meaning of "holy fool"
The term 'holy fool' is a concept found in various religious and philosophical traditions, including Christianity and Russian literature. It refers to a person who, despite appearing foolish or eccentric to others, is regarded as having a profound spiritual insight or wisdom. The holy fool often uses unconventional behavior or speech to challenge societal norms and highlight deeper truths
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- 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.
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The sergeant says you are a holy fool.
I am just a holy fool surfing the eternal now.
God who loves the holy fool.
Your holy fool.
They will not dare harm a holy fool.
You holy fool.
The world loves a holy fool.
He has brought a holy fool with him from Vladimir.
Mahatma Gandhi is a holy fool.
Every hot headed and holy fool in Judea was here stirring havoc.
Holy fool for Christ.
I am your holy fool.
The cathedral 's second name derives from a Moscow holy fool.
A sandal-wearing holy fool living by the golden rule.
Volkov compares this style to the nakedness of the Russian holy fool or " yurodivy.
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Every hothead and holy fool in Judaea was here, stirring the pot.
That i'm some kind of holy fool.
The madness of the Holy Fool was ambiguous, and could be real or simulated.
Lucifer himself would call you a holy fool for coming here.
In any case, the Holy Fool emerges from the very definition of religion.
In Greek, the term for Holy Fool is salos.
Holy fool… more than a holy fool.
Was Gregori Rasputin a holy fool or a crazy drunk?
The holy fool endured hunger, cold, mocking and insults.
As the flashback ends, Durochka, a mute holy fool wanders into the church.
St Basil was a very particular, peculiar sort of hermit - a Holy Fool.
He has brought a holy fool with him from Vladimir . A mute girl.
He had a strong ally, Umberto, a monk, a kind of holy fool.
Lorenzo! Lucifer himself would call you a holy fool for coming here . Ippolita.
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