English Explanatory Dictionary

stylites

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. plural of stylite
name
  1. an epithet of several saints revered as stylites

Pronunciation

/ˈstʌɪlʌɪts/ /ˈstaɪlaɪts/ /staɪˈlaɪtiːz/ /stʌɪˈlʌɪtiːz/ /staɪˈlaɪtiz/

Word forms

stylites

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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