Holy cow

Holy cow

Holy cow or sacred cow may refer to:
* Holy cow, an exclamation of surprise
* Cattle in religion, particularly the sacredness of cows in Hinduism, Zoroastrianism, and Ancient Egyptian religion
* Sacred cow, an idiom used to identify a person, institution, idea, or ideology as being unreasonably immune to criticism or opposition
* The Sacred Bull, as it pertains to ancient mythology

Proper names

* The Holy Cows, a FIRST Robotics team in San Diego, CA.
* The Holy Cow Company, a Saint Louis Park, MN-based company that designs and produces organic clothing.
* "Sacred Cow", the reconfigured C-54 Skymaster used as the Air Force One during the latter portion of Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidency and the first portion of Harry S. Truman's presidency
* The Sacred Chao, a fundamental element of Discordianism
* "Sacred Cows", the Contemporary Christian music album by The Swirling Eddies
* "Sacred Cow", the 1996 album by Geggy Tah
* "Sacred Cow Productions", founded by director Kevin Booth

ee also

* Auðumbla, the primeval cow of Norse mythology
* The red heifer, a sacred sacrifice in Judaism
* Apis, the bull-deity of Ancient Egyptian religion
* Harry Caray


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