holy fool

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holy fool noun

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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fool for Christ yurodivy fool-saint fool's fool fool fooler foolship fool for christ damnfool superfool buffoon archfool tomfool fooligan foolosopher fooless softhead motley

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