Stylites
An epithet of several saints revered as stylitesAn epithet of several saints revered as stylites
UK/staɪˈlaɪtiːz/US/staɪˈlaɪtiz/
Meaning
1 sensesAn epithet of several saints revered as stylites
Origin
Representing the Latin Stȳlītēs and/or the Ancient Greek Στῡλῑ́της (Stūlī́tēs) in saints’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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