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noun, verb, -pled, -pling.| 1. | an ornamental construction, usually ending in a spire, erected on a roof or tower of a church, public building, etc. |
| 2. | a tower terminating in such a construction. |
| 3. | (loosely) a spire. |
| 4. | to provide with or form into a steeple or steeplelike configuration. |
steeple
tall ornamental tower, sometimes a belfry, usually attached to an ecclesiastical or public building. The steeple is usually composed of a series of diminishing stories and is topped by a spire, cupola, or pyramid (qq.v.), although in ordinary usage the term steeple denotes the entire structure
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