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holy fool
Noun
Japanese Meaning
（主に東方正教において）神聖な狂人。預言や洞察の才能を備えながら、あえて狂ったり愚かに振る舞うことで、内面に秘めた神聖さを隠し、自己卑下のための手段としてその振る舞いが用いられる人物を指す。
（ plural ）
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(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.
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holy fool
The old man was regarded by the villagers as a holy fool whose outrageous behavior masked a deep prophetic insight.
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The old man was regarded by the villagers as a holy fool whose outrageous behavior masked a deep prophetic insight.
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