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stylite |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Stylite \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}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: stylite n : an early Christian ascetic who lived on top of high pillars
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