Dictionary

holy fool en · NOUN

Meanings

1. (qualifier:chiefly Eastern Orthodoxy) 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.

Forms

Relateds

fool-saint

Synonyms

yurodivy · fool for Christ

Translations (6)

ru юро́дивый (person who publicly acts as if mad or stupid for self-humilitation) · pt louco por Cristo (person who publicly acts as if mad or stupid for self-humilitation) · fr fol-en-Christ (person who publicly acts as if mad or stupid for self-humilitation) · ru блаже́нный (person who publicly acts as if mad or stupid for self-humilitation) · de Jurodiwy (person who publicly acts as if mad or stupid for self-humilitation) · pl jurodiwyj (person who publicly acts as if mad or stupid for self-humilitation)