nnoun.cognitiona fundamental principle or practiceExamples:- science eroded the pillars of superstition
Hypernyms:principle rule
Inherited Hypernyms:pillarprinciplegeneralizationideacontentcognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:pillar of Islam
Full Hyponyms:hajjpillar of islamsalatsawmshahadahzakat
nnoun.shapeanything that approximates the shape of a column or towerSynset:column tower
Examples:- the test tube held a column of white powder
- a tower of dust rose above the horizon
- a thin pillar of smoke betrayed their campsite
Derivationally Related Form:towercolumnar
Hypernyms:form shape
Inherited Hypernyms:columnshapeattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:columellahoodoo
Full Hyponyms:columellahoodoo
nnoun.persona prominent supporterSynset:mainstay
Examples:- he is a pillar of the community
Hypernyms:admirer booster champion friend protagonist supporter
Inherited Hypernyms:pillarsupporteradvocatepersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:pillarsupporteradvocatepersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.artifacta vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument)Synset:column
Hypernyms:construction structure
Inherited Hypernyms:columnstructureartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:obelisktotem pole
Full Hyponyms:obelisktotem pole
nnoun.artifact(architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structureTopic:architecture
Synset:column
Derivationally Related Form:columnar
Part Holonyms:temple
Hypernyms:upright vertical
Inherited Hypernyms:columnuprightstructural membersupportdeviceinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:atlascaryatidnewelpilasterpilepilingspilestiltsupport columntelamon
Part Meronyms:cap capital chapiter entasis footstall pedestal plinth scape shaft
Full Hyponyms:atlascaryatidlallynewelpilasterpilesheet pilesupport column