HOLY JOES Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

Holy Joes

noun

plural of Holy Joe, slang

as in priests

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The aim is to atone for the Catholic Church's failure to protect its youngest and most vulnerable members from predator priests.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026
The aim is to atone for the Catholic Church’s failure to protect its youngest and most vulnerable members from predator priests.

— Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026

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Yes, those of us who are both excited and nervous about the promise of AI welcome the prospect of kings and clerics and populist politicians alike standing up to the tech lords — who, frankly, could use some perspectives other than their own.

— Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
In Iraq, the faction earned rebukes from clerics who had previously supported global jihad as well as from more mainstream religious leaders.

— Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 8 Sep. 2026

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That was in part to force the fathers to pay child maintenance, thus saving taxpayers’ money, but also supposedly to save the souls of both parents.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
To offset these kinds of social pressures, countries like Japan and Austria offer incentives such as bonus leave time for families when fathers actually take their available leave.

— Megan Kuykendoll, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2026

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