English-Thai Dictionary
stylite
N นักพรต ใน ศาสนา คริตส์ สมัยก่อน
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
STYLITE
n.[Gr. , a column. ] In ecclesiastical history, the Stylites were a sect of solitaries, who stood motionless on columns or pillars for the exercise of their patience.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
STYLITE
Sty "lite, n. Etym: [Gr. (Eccl. Hist. )
Defn: One of a sect of anchorites in the early church, who lived on the tops of pillars for the exercise of their patience; -- called also pillarist and pillar saint.
New American Oxford Dictionary
stylite
sty lite |ˈstīˌlīt ˈstaɪlaɪt | ▶noun historical an ascetic living on top of a pillar, esp. in ancient or medieval Syria, Turkey, and Greece in the 5th century ad . ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from ecclesiastical Greek stulitēs, from stulos ‘pillar. ’
Oxford Dictionary
stylite
stylite |ˈstʌɪlʌɪt | ▶noun historical an ascetic living on top of a pillar, especially in ancient or medieval Syria, Turkey, and Greece in the 5th century ad . ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from ecclesiastical Greek stulitēs, from stulos ‘pillar ’.
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