stylite
[ stahy-lahyt ]
/ ˈstaɪ laɪt /
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noun Ecclesiastical History.
one of a class of solitary ascetics who lived on the top of high pillars or columns.
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Origin of stylite
OTHER WORDS FROM stylite
sty·lit·ic [stahy-lit-ik], /staɪˈlɪt ɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby stylite
styling mousse, stylish, stylist, stylistic, stylistics, stylite, stylize, stylo-, stylobate, styloglossus, stylograph
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Example sentences from the Web for stylite
A Stylite might have contented himself there; Gilliatt, more luxurious in his requirements, wanted something more commodious.
Toilers of the Sea|Victor HugoThis old monk was St. Luke the Stylite, appearing in vision.
Curiosities of Olden Times|S. Baring-GouldHe stopped, some paces from the column, and began to examine the stylite, wiping his face meanwhile with the skirt of his toga.
Thais|Anatole FranceSimeon the Stylite comes down from his pillar-top, and chaffers in the market-place with common folks.
Speeches, Addresses, and Occasional Sermons, Volume 3 (of 3)|Theodore Parker
British Dictionary definitions for stylite
stylite
/ (ˈstaɪlaɪt) /
noun
Christianity one of a class of recluses who in ancient times lived on the top of high pillars
Derived forms of stylite
stylitic (staɪˈlɪtɪk), adjectiveWord Origin for stylite
C17: from Late Greek stulitēs, from Greek stulos a pillar
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