- pillar-stone
- \\ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
1. : a pillar-shaped monument or memorial of stone2. : cornerstone
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Jacob's Pillow-Pillar Stone — refers to an episode in the Book of Genesis 28:10 18 [http://bible.ort.org/books/pentd2.asp?ACTION=displaypage BOOK=1 CHAPTER=28] when the Hebrew patriarch Jacob was running from home after getting the blessing of the first born from his father… … Wikipedia
pillar — (n.) early 13c., from O.Fr. piler, from M.L. pilare, from L. pila pillar, stone barrier. Figurative sense of prop or support of an institution or community is first recorded early 14c. Phrase pillar to post is c.1600, originally of tennis, exact… … Etymology dictionary
PILLAR — (Heb. עַמּוּד; from the root ʿmd, to stand ), a column that stands perpendicular to the ground and generally serves to support the beams of a roof. In this article no distinction will be made between pillar, column, and post. The pillar is used… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Pillar — Пиллар Основная информация … Википедия
Pillar of the Boatmen — The Pillar of the Boatmen ( Pilier des nautes ) is a square section stone bas relief with depictions of several deities, both Gaulish and Roman. Dating to the first quarter of the first century AD, it originally stood in a temple in the Gallo… … Wikipedia
pillar — pillared, adj. pillarlike, adj. /pil euhr/, n. 1. an upright shaft or structure, of stone, brick, or other material, relatively slender in proportion to its height, and of any shape in section, used as a building support, or standing alone, as… … Universalium
pillar — pil|lar [ˈpılə US ər] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: piler, from Latin pila] 1.) a) a tall upright round post used as a support for a roof or bridge ▪ Eight massive stone pillars supported the roof. b) a tall upright round post,… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Pillar of Eliseg — The Pillar of Eliseg also known as Elise s Pillar or Croes Elisedd in Welsh, stands near Valle Crucis Abbey, Denbighshire, Wales, at gbmapping|SJ204442. It was erected by Cyngen ap Cadell (died 855), king of Powys in honour of his great… … Wikipedia
pillar — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ giant, huge, massive ▪ tall ▪ supporting ▪ concrete, marble, stone … Collocations dictionary
pillar — n. 1 a a usu. slender vertical structure of wood, metal, or esp. stone used as a support for a roof etc. b a similar structure used for ornament. c a post supporting a structure. 2 a person regarded as a mainstay or support (a pillar of the… … Useful english dictionary
