holy man
noun [ C ] uk/ˈhəʊ.li ˌmæn/ us/ˈhoʊ.li ˌmæn/
宗教领袖，教长;（虔诚无暇的）圣人
a man who is a religious leader or who leads a very religious and pure life
He was considered a holy man and his grave was known for producing healing miracles. 他被看作圣人，其坟墓也因神奇的治愈力而闻名。
Imams, or Muslim holy men, give sermons at Friday prayers around the Islamic world. 在伊斯兰国家里，阿訇也就是伊斯兰教的教长，每星期五在祈祷时布道。
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- On her deathbed she made her son promise to become a holy man. Becoming a priest was not easy.
- The pope flew to Guatemala for the canonization mass for the 17th Century holy man Pedro de San Jose de Betancourt.
- Millions of sadhus, or impoverished Hindu holy men, make the pilgrimage to bathe in the sacred river.