юро́дивый
rare #22929
adjective
- 1.
holy fool, yurodivy, fool for Christreligion
На па́перти сиде́л юро́дивый.
A holy fool was sitting on the church steps.
Used as a noun; in Russian Orthodox tradition, a person who feigns or bears madness as a form of ascetic piety.
- 2.
foolish, cracked, half-witted, eccentric
У старика́ был како́й-то юро́дивый вид.
The old man had a somewhat half-witted look about him.
Examples
Юродивый, кликушествовавший всю зиму, вдруг замолчал.
The holy fool, who had been shrieking all winter, suddenly fell silent.
Declension
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Comparatives
-Short forms
-Word familyюро́дивыйPRO
- юро́дивыйholy fool; foolish
- юро́дивостьfoolishness
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Contributions
Iron edited translation 6 days ago.
Villy edited translation and comparative forms 4 years ago.
