Daniel, the famous stylite of the city, actually descended from his pillar for the first time in fifteen years, terrifying Basiliscus into the withdrawal of his edict.
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Stylite
//ˈstaɪlaɪt//
Synonyms for "stylite" (23 found)
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Translations
35 translations across 19 languages.
Ancient Greek
2 entries- στῡλῑ́της noun (Christian ascetic cloistered atop a pillar)
- στῡλῑ́τῐσσᾰ noun (Christian ascetic cloistered atop a pillar)
Bulgarian
1 entries- стълпник noun (Christian ascetic cloistered atop a pillar)
Catalan
1 entries- estilita noun (Christian ascetic cloistered atop a pillar)
Dutch
2 entries- pilaarheilige noun (Christian ascetic cloistered atop a pillar)
- styliet noun (Christian ascetic cloistered atop a pillar)
Esperanto
2 entries- kolonsanktulino noun (Christian ascetic cloistered atop a pillar)
- kolonsanktulo noun (Christian ascetic cloistered atop a pillar)
Finnish
2 entries- pylväspyhimys noun (Christian ascetic cloistered atop a pillar)
- styliitta noun (Christian ascetic cloistered atop a pillar)
French
2 entries- stylite noun (Christian ascetic cloistered atop a pillar)
- stylitesse noun (Christian ascetic cloistered atop a pillar)
German
4 entries- Stylit noun (Christian ascetic cloistered atop a pillar)
- Stylitin noun (Christian ascetic cloistered atop a pillar)
- Säulenheilige noun (Christian ascetic cloistered atop a pillar)
- Säulenheiliger noun (Christian ascetic cloistered atop a pillar)
Greek
2 entries- στυλίτης noun (Christian ascetic cloistered atop a pillar)
- στυλίτισσα noun (Christian ascetic cloistered atop a pillar)
Italian
1 entries- stilita noun (Christian ascetic cloistered atop a pillar)
Latin
2 entries- stȳlītissa noun (Christian ascetic cloistered atop a pillar)
- stȳlītēs noun (Christian ascetic cloistered atop a pillar)
Macedonian
1 entries- столпник noun (Christian ascetic cloistered atop a pillar)
Polish
2 entries- stylita noun (Christian ascetic cloistered atop a pillar)
- słupnik noun (Christian ascetic cloistered atop a pillar)
Portuguese
3 entries- estilita noun (Christian ascetic cloistered atop a pillar)
- santa do pilar noun (Christian ascetic cloistered atop a pillar)
- santo do pilar noun (Christian ascetic cloistered atop a pillar)
Romanian
1 entries- stâlpnic noun (Christian ascetic cloistered atop a pillar)
Russian
2 entries- сто́лпник noun (Christian ascetic cloistered atop a pillar)
- сто́лпница noun (Christian ascetic cloistered atop a pillar)
Sicilian
2 entries- santu â culonna noun (Christian ascetic cloistered atop a pillar)
- stilitu noun (Christian ascetic cloistered atop a pillar)
Spanish
1 entries- estilita noun (Christian ascetic cloistered atop a pillar)
Swedish
2 entries- pelarhelgon noun (Christian ascetic cloistered atop a pillar)
- stylit noun (Christian ascetic cloistered atop a pillar)
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
Stylites often became major players in Church politics, shouting down their theological pronouncements from their little elevated balconies to the expectant crowds below, or giving personalized advice to those favoured enough to climb the ladder and join them on their platform.
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