- sty|lite
- sty|lite «STY lyt», noun.any one of various Christian ascetics of the early Middle Ages who lived on the tops of pillars or columns.╂[< Late Greek stŷl
ēs < Greek stŷlos a pillar]
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lite — lith·i·oph·i·lite; lon·gu·lite; loy·o·lite; lu·cul·lite; mal·a·co·lite; man·ga·no·phyl·lite; ma·ri·a·lite; mar·mo·lite; mel·i·lite; mel·li·lite; mel·lite; men·i·lite; mer·cal·lite; meso·lite; me·tab·o·lite; me·te·or·o·lite; me·trop·o·lite;… … English syllables
sty|lo|lite — «STY luh lyt», noun. a columnar structure in limestones and certain other rocks, consisting of vertical layers at right angles to the stratification. ╂[< Greek stŷlos pillar + English lite] … Useful english dictionary
stylite — sty·lite … English syllables
stylite — sty•lite [[t]ˈstaɪ laɪt[/t]] n. rel one of a class of solitary Christian ascetics who lived on the top of high pillars or columns • Etymology: 1630–40; < LGk stȳlitēs= Gk stŷl(os) pillar + itēs ite I sty•lit′ic ˈlɪt ɪk adj … From formal English to slang
pillar saint — Stylite Sty lite, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? a pillar.] (Eccl. Hist.) One of a sect of anchorites in the early church, who lived on the tops of pillars for the exercise of their patience; called also {pillarist} and {pillar saint}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pillarist — Stylite Sty lite, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? a pillar.] (Eccl. Hist.) One of a sect of anchorites in the early church, who lived on the tops of pillars for the exercise of their patience; called also {pillarist} and {pillar saint}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stylite — Sty lite, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? a pillar.] (Eccl. Hist.) One of a sect of anchorites in the early church, who lived on the tops of pillars for the exercise of their patience; called also {pillarist} and {pillar saint}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
monk — n 1. cenobite, conventual, monastic, celibate, religious, contemplative, Archaic. cloisterer; abbot, abbé, prior, brother, lay brother, Tibetan Buddhism. lama, Islam. fakir, Islam. marabout, Eastern Ch. caloyer, Hinduism. ashramite, Hinduism.… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
stylolite — sty·lo·lite … English syllables
o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… … English syllables
