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Definition of Pillar saint

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.
Pillar saint
Pillar Pil"lar, n. [OE. pilerF. pilier, LL. pilare, pilarium, pilarius, fr. L. pila a pillar. See Pile a heap.] 1. The general and popular term for a firm, upright, insulated support for a superstructure; a pier, column, or post; also, a column or shaft not supporting a superstructure, as one erected for a monument or an ornament. Jacob set a pillar upon her grave. --Gen. xxxv. 20. The place . . . vast and proud, Supported by a hundred pillars stood. --Dryden. 2. Figuratively, that which resembles such a pillar in appearance, character, or office; a supporter or mainstay; as, the Pillars of Hercules; a pillar of the state. ``You are a well-deserving pillar.' --Shak. By day a cloud, by night a pillar of fire. --Milton. 3. (R. C. Ch.) A portable ornamental column, formerly carried before a cardinal, as emblematic of his support to the church. [Obs.] --Skelton. 4. (Man.) The center of the volta, ring, or manege ground, around which a horse turns. From pillar to post, hither and thither; to and fro; from one place or predicament to another; backward and forward. [Colloq.] Pillar saint. See Stylite. Pillars of the fauces. See Fauces, 1.

Meaning of Pillar saint from wikipedia

- στυλίτης (stylitēs) 'pillar dweller', derived from στῦλος (stȳlos) 'pillar' and classical Syriac: ܐܣܛܘܢܝܐ (astˁonāyā)) or pillar-saint is a type of Christian...
- Herbert. "Stylites (Pillar Saints)." The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 14. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1912. 3 August 2018 "Saint Alipios the Stylite"...
- platform on top of a pillar near Aleppo (in modern Syria). Several other stylites later followed his model (the Gr**** word style means "pillar"). Simeon is venerated...
- Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar (Buenos Aires) for the church in Buenos Aires The Cathedral-Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar (Spanish: Catedral-Basílica...
- northwestern of Aleppo, Syria. It was constructed on the site of the pillar of Saint Simeon Stylites, a renowned stylite monk. The church is po****rly known...
- Cluny. The pillar is made of a type of limestone called "pierre de Saint-Leu-d'Esserent", from Saint-Leu, Oise, France. The original pillar would have...
- Egypt and Transjordan, penitent Simeon Stylites, 4th/5th century, Syria, pillar saint Sarah of the Desert, 5th century, Egypt, one of the Desert Mothers, her...
- Nelson's Pillar (also known as the Nelson Pillar or simply the Pillar) was a large granite column capped by a statue of Horatio Nelson, built in the centre...
- The Diocesan Shrine and Parish of Our Lady of the Pillar, commonly known as Imus Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral church in the city of Imus, in...
- A pillar box is a type of free-standing post box. They are found in the United Kingdom and its ****ociated the Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories...