mon|o|lith

mon|o|lith
mon|o|lith «MON uh lihth», noun.
1. a single large block of stone, especially one forming a monument or used for building or sculpture: »

Beacon Rock, an 850-foot monolith (New York Times).

2. a monument, column, statue, etc., formed of a single large block of stone.
3. Figurative. a nation, political party, culture, or organization that in its rigid and unyielding attitudes and policies suggests a massive block of stone: »

A growing diversity in the economic scene is liable to lead to cracks in the political monolith (Economist).

[< Latin monolithus, adjective < Greek monólithos < mónos single + líthos stone]

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