Meaning

1 senses
  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.

    Jurodiwy

    юро́дивыйjuródivyj, блаже́нныйblažénnyj

Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
person who publicly acts as if mad or stupid for self-humilitation:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
person who publicly acts as if mad or stupid for self-humilitation:

Forms

plural: holy fools
Singularholy fool
Pluralholy fools

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms

Word family

1 related words
Relatedfool-saint

See also

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