στυλίτης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

στῦλος (stûlos, pillar) + -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs, -ite)

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Noun

στῡλῑ́της (stūlī́tēs) m (genitive στῡλῑ́του); first declension

  1. one standing or dwelling on a pillar, a stylite (Christian ascetic cloistered atop a pillar)

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