holy Mary


noun
  1. Irish a pietistic person: he's a real holy Mary

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How to use holy Mary in a sentence

  • She's waitin' for me—me little Maggie's houlding out her little hand to me—she's waitin' for me—beyand, holy Mary be praised!

    The Definite Object | Jeffery Farnol
  • I will ask holy Mary to pardon me, and then—in a moment—I would be among the people of the other world.

    Remember the Alamo | Amelia E. Barr
  • When she looked at the kitchen sink she exclaimed, "holy Mary!"

    The Van Dwellers | Albert Bigelow Paine