"holy hand grenade" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: holy hand grenades [plural]
Etymology: holy (“divine; godly”, adjective) + hand grenade (“hand-thrown timed explosive”, noun); a ellipsis of the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch, coined in Monty Python and the Holy Grail. The popularity of holy hand grenades as video game items is largely attributed to the Worms series. Etymology templates: {{com|en|holy|hand grenade|pos1=adjective|pos2=noun|t1=divine; godly|t2=hand-thrown timed explosive}} holy (“divine; godly”, adjective) + hand grenade (“hand-thrown timed explosive”, noun) Head templates: {{en-noun|head=holy hand grenade}} holy hand grenade (plural holy hand grenades)
  1. A fictional weapon, usually gilded with gold and adorned with Christian symbolism such as crosses, which is a much more powerful version of a standard hand grenade or explosive. Categories (topical): Explosives Hypernyms: hand grenade
    Sense id: en-holy_hand_grenade-en-noun-W3jGVybB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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