stylite

[ stahy-lahyt ]
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nounEcclesiastical History.
  1. one of a class of solitary ascetics who lived on the top of high pillars or columns.

Origin of stylite

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1630–40; <Late Greek stȳlī́tēs, equivalent to stŷl(os) pillar + -itēs-ite1

Other words from stylite

  • sty·lit·ic [stahy-lit-ik], /staɪˈlɪt ɪk/, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for stylite

stylite

/ (ˈstaɪlaɪt) /


noun
  1. Christianity one of a class of recluses who in ancient times lived on the top of high pillars

Origin of stylite

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C17: from Late Greek stulitēs, from Greek stulos a pillar

Derived forms of stylite

  • stylitic (staɪˈlɪtɪk), adjective

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