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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