Stylites

//ˈstaɪlaɪts// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of stylite form-of, plural
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    an epithet of several saints revered as stylites

Synonyms

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abbotanchoriteasceticbrothercelibatefriar

Etymology

Representing the Latin Stȳlītēs and/or the Ancient Greek Στῡλῑ́της (Stūlī́tēs) in saints’ epithets borrowed or adapted in toto from those languages.

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