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monolithism

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mon⋅o⋅lith

[mon-uh-lith]
–noun
1. an obelisk, column, large statue, etc., formed of a single block of stone.
2. a single block or piece of stone of considerable size, esp. when used in architecture or sculpture.
3. something having a uniform, massive, redoubtable, or inflexible quality or character.

Origin:
1820–30; < L monolithus < Gk monólithos made of one stone. See mono-, -lith


mon⋅o⋅lith⋅ism, noun
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