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holy Joe

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holy Joe 
1. a chaplain; a cleric; a clergyman. I went to see the holy Joe, and he was a lot of help. Old holy Joe wants to see all of us at services.
2. a very pious person. Martin looks stuffy, but he's no holy Joe. Don't let that holy Joe hear about what you've done.
See also: holy, joe
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Four years on and here's Gyles, now a junior minister, "not too happy with the PM because of his proposed Holy Joe response to the recommendations of the Senior Salaries Review Body.
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