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Definition of Stilite

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.

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.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

  • a Christian ascetic in ancient times who lived alone atop a tall pillar.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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