holy hand grenade

== English == === Etymology === A reference to the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch, a fictional weapon featured in the 1975 film Monty Python and the Holy Grail. The weapon is a satirical interpretation of a globus cruciger (specifically, the Sovereign's Orb), hence Sense 2. The popularity of holy hand grenades as video game items is largely attributed to the Worms series. === Noun === holy hand grenade (plural holy hand grenades) (chiefly video games) 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. (humorous, chiefly Internet slang) A globus cruciger. ==== Hypernyms ==== hand grenade === References ===