Holy Joe

Definition of Holy Joenext
slang

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for Holy Joe
Noun
  • Watching from the crowd was Father Taras Naumenko, a Ukrainian Orthodox priest, one of Tryzub's team chaplains and a passionate soccer goalie.
    Brian Mann, NPR, 25 June 2026
  • Morelia is named after José María Morelos, a revolutionary priest and key leader of the Mexican War of Independence.
    Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2026
Noun
  • Robin, our hero, is the son of a country clergyman.
    John Swansburg, The Atlantic, 15 June 2026
  • The trio of vicars starts with James Norton as Sidney Chambers, the doe-eyed clergyman with a taste for cool jazz and clever women.
    Pat Saperstein, Variety, 14 June 2026
Noun
  • The librarian, in turn, accused the preacher of book theft.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 June 2026
  • Son of a Preacherman, Choi's latest work, is an autobiographical look at the writer's upbringing in a family of preachers.
    Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 23 June 2026
Noun
  • Meanwhile, churchmen claimed the authority to restrain violence, encouraged just wars and threatened violent behaviors with spiritual sanctions.
    Joëlle Rollo-Koster, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Not all birth rituals depended on the intercession of a saint or the authority of a churchman.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • His prophetic abilities and insight into the divine are partly from having experienced both life as a woman and life as a man.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 23 June 2026
  • Just to put a little bit of the divine in it.
    Sari Hitchins, Parents, 19 June 2026
Noun
  • The research in the Diocese of Saginaw reviewed allegations against 37 priests and one deacon, 30 of whom are known or presumed to be dead.
    Paula Wethington, CBS News, 25 June 2026
  • When there’s a big medical bill, the deacon, or maybe some sort of committee, a small committee within the church, try to pull some funds together to pay for it.
    Torie Bosch, STAT, 6 June 2026
Noun
  • The Mexican fan palm, supposedly brought here by the mission-building padres to supply Palm Sunday foliage, can grow taller, maybe 10 stories, and skinnier, and can dip and sway camera-readily in the wind.
    Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2025
  • The group has since evolved to the comité de padres and grown to roughly 30 mothers.
    Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 18 Apr. 2024
Noun
  • However, a reverend in Zambia — Billiance Chondwe — says he's noticed a change.
    Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 18 June 2026
  • Spirtual foundation Astara, where Guidera reportedly served as a reverend, paid tribute to the late actor in an emotional social media post over the weekend.
    Edward Segarra, USA Today, 9 June 2026
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“Holy Joe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Holy%20Joe. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.

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