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stylite

/ˈstʌɪlʌɪt

noun historical

An ascetic living on top of a pillar, especially in ancient or medieval Syria, Turkey, and Greece in the 5th century ad.Watching him, I can't help but think of the stylites, fanatical Christian monks of the Middle Ages who would plant themselves atop columns in the desert and stay there for weeks and months....

It represents St. Simeon the stylite atop his pillar with details of his bare ribs and naked body showing.
But within ten months he was permitted to set out for the Holy Land, with the blessing of a nearby stylite.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from ecclesiastical Greek stulitēs, from stulos 'pillar'.

单词	stylite
释义	stylite /ˈstʌɪlʌɪt / noun historical An ascetic living on top of a pillar, especially in ancient or medieval Syria, Turkey, and Greece in the 5th century ad.Watching him, I can't help but think of the stylites, fanatical Christian monks of the Middle Ages who would plant themselves atop columns in the desert and stay there for weeks and months.... It represents St. Simeon the stylite atop his pillar with details of his bare ribs and naked body showing. But within ten months he was permitted to set out for the Holy Land, with the blessing of a nearby stylite. Origin Mid 17th century: from ecclesiastical Greek stulitēs, from stulos 'pillar'. Rhymes highlight, skylight, twilight
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stylite

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