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♦ holy /ˈhəʊlɪ/a.1 santo; sacro; consacrato; benedetto; venerando: (relig.) the Holy Ghost (o Spirit) lo Spirito Santo; (relig.) the Holy Scripture (o Scriptures) le Sacre Scritture2 santo; devoto, pio; religioso3 (fam.) sacro; vero: Her son is a holy terror, suo figlio è una vera peste (o un bambino pestifero)● (stor.) the Holy Alliance, la Santa Alleanza □ (fam., per esprimere sorpresa, paura, ecc.) holy cow (o smoke, mackerel)!, (giusto o santo) cielo! □ holy day, festa religiosa □ (relig.) Holy Family, Sacra Famiglia □ (relig. cattolica) the Holy Father, il Santo Padre ( il Papa) □ Holy Joe, (fam.) prete; ( anche) bacchettone, bigotto; ( gergo mil.) cappellano militare □ the Holy Land, la Terra Santa □ the holy of holies, il sancta sanctorum ( anche fig.) □ (stor.) the Holy Office, il Sant'Uffizio □ (relig.) the Holy Rood, la Santa Croce □ the Holy See, la Santa Sede □ holy war, guerra santa; crociata □ (relig.) holy water, acqua santa □ (relig.) Holy Week, la settimana santa □ holy Willie, bigotto; santocchio; ipocrita □ Holy Writ, (antiq.) Bibbia, Sacre Scritture; (fig.) Vangelo: You shouldn't take everything he says as Holy Writ, non dovresti prendere per Vangelo (o per oro colato) tutto ciò che dice □ (relig.) holy year, anno santo □ to live a holy life, vivere santamente □ to take holy orders, ricevere gli ordini sacri; farsi preteholilyavv.santamente; piamente.
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holy Joe — 1. n. a chaplain; a cleric; a clergyman. □ I went to see the holy Joe, and he was a lot of help. □ Old holy Joe wants to see all of us at services. 2. n. a very pious person. □ Martin looks stuffy, but he’s o holy Joe … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
Holy Joe — noun informal a clergyman. ↘(also Holy Mary) a pious person. Origin C19: orig. naut. sl … English new terms dictionary
Holy Joe — noun Date: circa 1874 slang parson, chaplain … New Collegiate Dictionary
Holy Joe — Slang. 1. a chaplain, esp. in the U.S. armed forces. 2. a minister or priest. 3. a sanctimonious or overly pious person. [1870 75] * * * … Universalium
holy joe — Everyday English Slang in Ireland n sanctimonious person … English dialects glossary
Holy Joe — chaplain, clergyman (Military Slang) … English contemporary dictionary
holy Joe — /hoʊli ˈdʒoʊ/ (say hohlee joh) noun Colloquial 1. a member of a religious order. 2. one of unpleasantly rigid religious principle. 3. a Roman Catholic. {19th century; origin unknown} …
holy Joe — Ostentatiously pious person … A concise dictionary of English slang
Holy Joe — noun a chaplain in one of the military services • Syn: ↑military chaplain, ↑padre, ↑sky pilot • Topics: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑armed services, ↑military machine, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
holy — adj. (holier, holiest) 1 morally and spiritually excellent or perfect, and to be revered. 2 belonging to, devoted to, or empowered by, God. 3 consecrated, sacred. 4 used in trivial exclamations (holy cow!; holy mackerel!; holy Moses!; holy… … Useful english dictionary
Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death) — Álbum de Marilyn Manson Publicación 14 de noviembre de 2000 en California, Estados Unidos Género(s) Metal industrial Metal alternativo … Wikipedia Español