Holy Joe

English

Etymology

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Noun

(informal, slang) A minister, chaplain, priest or preacher.
(informal, sometimes pejorative) A man who is sanctimonious, or at least heavily religious, also one who is extremely pious.

See also

References

“Holy Joe”, in Collins English Dictionary.
“Holy Joe”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
“Holy Joe”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

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