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Word: Stylite
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 17th century: from ecclesiastical Greek stulitēs, from stulos ‘pillar’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈstʌɪlʌɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
an ascetic living on top of a pillar, especially in ancient or medieval Syria, Turkey, and Greece in the 5th century AD.
Short Definition:ascetic living on top of pillar
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