Definition of holy fool in English:

holy fool

noun

A person who does not conform to social norms of behaviour because of mental disability or as a deliberate choice, regarded as having a compensating divine blessing or inspiration.
Example sentencesExamples
- People said he was a qalander, a holy fool, and very close to God.
- He's in a place beyond ego - a holy fool, an accidental Buddhist, beyond thought.
- At sea the Frenchman is a holy fool, disillusioned by society and reluctant to let go of the ineffable feeling of well-being he gains at sea.
- He's just great as the holy fool running around the moors grinning manically and whispering ‘I'm the Son of God!’

Origin

Translating Russian yurodivy, a term first used by Pushkin in the blank verse drama Boris Godunov (1831).

Definition of holy fool in US English:

holy fool

noun

A person who appears unintelligent and unsophisticated but who has other redeeming qualities.
Example sentencesExamples
- He's just great as the holy fool running around the moors grinning manically and whispering ‘I'm the Son of God!’
- People said he was a qalander, a holy fool, and very close to God.
- He's in a place beyond ego - a holy fool, an accidental Buddhist, beyond thought.
- At sea the Frenchman is a holy fool, disillusioned by society and reluctant to let go of the ineffable feeling of well-being he gains at sea.

Origin

Translating Russian yurodivy, a term first used by Pushkin in the blank verse drama Boris Godunov (1831).

单词	holy fool
释义	Definition of holy fool in English: holy fool noun A person who does not conform to social norms of behaviour because of mental disability or as a deliberate choice, regarded as having a compensating divine blessing or inspiration. Example sentencesExamples People said he was a qalander, a holy fool, and very close to God. He's in a place beyond ego - a holy fool, an accidental Buddhist, beyond thought. At sea the Frenchman is a holy fool, disillusioned by society and reluctant to let go of the ineffable feeling of well-being he gains at sea. He's just great as the holy fool running around the moors grinning manically and whispering ‘I'm the Son of God!’ Origin Translating Russian yurodivy, a term first used by Pushkin in the blank verse drama Boris Godunov (1831). Definition of holy fool in US English: holy fool noun A person who appears unintelligent and unsophisticated but who has other redeeming qualities. Example sentencesExamples He's just great as the holy fool running around the moors grinning manically and whispering ‘I'm the Son of God!’ People said he was a qalander, a holy fool, and very close to God. He's in a place beyond ego - a holy fool, an accidental Buddhist, beyond thought. At sea the Frenchman is a holy fool, disillusioned by society and reluctant to let go of the ineffable feeling of well-being he gains at sea. Origin Translating Russian yurodivy, a term first used by Pushkin in the blank verse drama Boris Godunov (1831).
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