stylite
one of a class of solitary ascetics who lived on the top of high pillars or columns.
Origin of stylite
1Other words from stylite
- sty·lit·ic [stahy-lit-ik], /staɪˈlɪt ɪk/, adjective
Words Nearby stylite
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How to use stylite in a sentence
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
/ (ˈstaɪlaɪt) /
Christianity one of a class of recluses who in ancient times lived on the top of high pillars
Origin of stylite
1Derived forms of stylite
- stylitic (staɪˈlɪtɪk), adjective
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