STYLITE

Meaning of STYLITE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈstī-ˌlīt ]

noun

Etymology: Late Greek stylitēs, from Greek stylos pillar — more at steer

Date: circa 1638

: a Christian ascetic living atop a pillar

• sty·lit·ic stī-ˈli-tik adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary. Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster. 2003

STYLITE — noun see: steer Date: circa 1638 a Christian ascetic living atop a pillar, stylitic adjective
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
STYLITE — ˈstīˌlīt noun ( -s ) Etymology: Late Greek stylitēs, from Greek stylos pillar + -itēs -ite — more at steer …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STYLITE — (n.) One of a sect of anchorites in the early church, who lived on the tops of pillars for the …
Английский словарь Webster
STYLITE — ( n. ) One of a sect of anchorites in the early church, who lived on the tops of pillars …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STYLITE — — stylitic /stuy lit"ik/ , adj. /stuy"luyt/ , n. Eccles. Hist. one of a class of solitary ascetics who lived …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STYLITE — noun one of a sect of anchorites in the early church, who lived on the tops of pillars for the …
Webster English vocab
STYLITE — [ 'stʌɪlʌɪt ] ■ noun historical an ancient or medieval ascetic living on top of a pillar. Origin C17: from …
Concise Oxford English vocab
STYLITE — [sty.lite] n [LGk stylites, fr. Gk stylos pillar--more at steer] (ca. 1638): a Christian ascetic living atop a pillar -- …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
STYLITE — a Christian ascetic who lived standing on top of a column (Greek: stylos) or pillar. The first to do this …
Britannica English vocabulary
STYLITE — stylite BrE AmE ˈstaɪl aɪt ˈstaɪ ə l- ▷ stylite|s s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
STYLITE — n. Eccl. hist. an ancient or medieval ascetic living on top of a pillar. [eccl.Gk stulites f. stulos pillar]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STYLITE — n. Eccl. hist. an ancient or medieval ascetic living on top of a pillar. [ eccl.Gk stulites f. stulos pillar …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STYLITE — n. Eccl. hist. an ancient or medieval ascetic living on top of a pillar. Etymology: eccl.Gk stulites f. stulos pillar
Oxford English vocab
STYLITE — n. Pillarist, pillar saint.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
STYLITE — (религия) пустынник; столпник
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
STYLITE — n рел. пустынник; столпник
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
STYLITE — (n) пустынник; столпник
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
STYLITE — n рел. пустынник; столпник
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
STYLITE — n рел. пустынник; столпник
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
STYLITE — (религия) пустынник; столпник
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
STYLITE — n. Pronunciation: ' st ī - ˌ l ī t Function: noun Etymology: Late Greek stylit ē s, from Greek …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
STYLITIC — adjective see: stylite
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SIMEON STYLITES, SAINT — or Simeon the Elder born с 390, Sisan, Cilicia died 459, Telanissus, Syria Syrian ascetic. A shepherd, he entered a …
Английский словарь Британика
PILLAR SAINT — noun : stylite
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PILLARIST — ˈpilərə̇st noun ( -s ) Etymology: pillar (I) + -ist religion : stylite
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PILLARIST — (n.) See Stylite.
Английский словарь Webster
PILLARIST — ( n. ) See Stylite.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SIMEON STYLITES
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STYLITIC — see stylite
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PILLARIST — noun ·see stylite.
Webster English vocab
THEODOSIUS OF PALESTINE, SAINT — born c. 423, , Cappadocia, Asia Minor [now southern Turkey] died Jan. 11, 529, near Jerusalem [now claimed by Israel]; …
Britannica English vocabulary
SIMEON STYLITES, SAINT — born c. 390, , Sisan, Cilicia [near modern Aleppo, Syria] died 459, Telanissus, Syria also called Simeon The Elder Syrian …
Britannica English vocabulary

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary

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