holy man

Noun

Meaning

person of exceptional holiness

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

angel saint holy person minister mullah reverend abbot dervish wow prophet friar fakir father priest monk
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Antonyms

gargoyle demon fuck fart Bronx cheer I don't care
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Hypernyms

good person

Hyponyms

buddha fakir fakeer faquir faqir

Examples

Although a man may wear fine clothing, if he lives peacefully; and is good, self-possessed, has faith and is pure; and if he does not hurt any living being, he is a holy man. Denis Diderot

If a white cloth is stained even with a small spot, the stain appears very ugly indeed. So the smallest fault of a holy man becomes painfully prominent. Ramakrishna

SAGE. A wise and Holy man who died a long time ago. No one modern qualifies. Diana Wynne Jones

I'm a holy man minus the holiness. E. M. Forster

No one can blather on like a holy man with a trapped audience. Well, maybe a politician. Daniel Abraham

How in hell are you going to recognize a legitimate holy man when you see one if you don't even know a cup of consecrated chicken soup when it's right in front of your nose? J. D. Salinger

Close letter words and terms

holy mackerel holy magnum holy maid holy martyr Holy Mary holy mass