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stylite
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[ˈstʌɪlʌɪt], (Noun)
Definitions:
- an ascetic living on top of a pillar, especially in ancient or medieval Syria, Turkey, and Greece in the 5th century AD
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Origin
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mid 17th century: from ecclesiastical Greek stulitēs, from stulos ‘pillar’
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