Trilithon
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A structure consisting of two stone pillars supporting a horizontal stone.
"[…]thus the two opposite trilithons which are nearest to the north-west or grand entrance, were 19 feet in height, the two next opposite trilithons correspond in the height of 20 feet 3 inches, and the trilithon at the back of the stone of astronomic observation, or as erringly called the Altar-stone, raised its ascent to the astonishing height of 25 feet."
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More examples"[…]thus the two opposite trilithons which are nearest to the north-west or grand entrance, were 19 feet in height, the two next opposite trilithons correspond in the height of 20 feet 3 inches, and the trilithon at the back of the stone of astronomic observation, or as erringly called the Altar-stone, raised its ascent to the astonishing height of 25 feet."
Etymology
From Ancient Greek τρίλιθος (trílithos, “of three stones”). Compare the Baalbek trilithon.
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