holy man
/ˈhəʊlɪ mæn/
holy man noun: a man who has devoted himself to religious practice, especially one who has absented himself from society to follow his religion; an ascetic or saint.
Noun
holy man (plural holy men)
holy man meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Telugu and Sanskrit
holy man in Tamil
- பவித்திரன்
holy man in Bengali
- man who is a saintly religious devotee
- পীর pir, অলি oli
holy man in Telugu
- a holy man, a spiritual leader
- బాబా bābā
holy man in Sanskrit
- a holy man, saint, sage, seer; a sadhu
- साधु sādhú
Forms of holy man
| plural | holy men |
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Questions about holy man
- What does holy man mean?
- Holy man means a man who has devoted himself to religious practice, especially one who has absented himself from society to follow his religion; an ascetic or saint.
- What is holy man in Tamil?
- Holy man in Tamil is பவித்திரன். See Holy man meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is holy man?
- Holy man is a noun.
- How do you pronounce holy man?
- Holy man is pronounced /ˈhəʊlɪ mæn/.
- What is the plural of holy man?
- The plural of holy man is holy men.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: holy man (page history and authors); holy man (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); బాబా (Telugu) (page history and authors); साधु (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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