| 单词 | stylite |
| 释义 | stylite (once / 33578 pages) n WORD FAMILY stylite: stylites USAGE EXAMPLESA stylite was an ascetic who lived, usually for religious reasons, perched day in, day out on top of a pillar. The Guardian(Aug 18, 2012) St. Simeon Stylites, in this as in other respects, stands in the first line. Lecky, William Edward Hartpole, History of European Morals From Aug...(2012) He supplied a fine, full bass, a little flat and quavery perhaps, but very abundant, to the St. Stylites' choir.... Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), Kipps—The Story of a Simple Soul(2012) n an early Christian ascetic who lived on top of high pillars Hyper abstainer, ascetic someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline |
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