Stylites
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See also: stylites
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Representing the Latin Stȳlītēs and/or the Ancient Greek Στῡλῑ́της (Stūlī́tēs) in saints’ epithets borrowed or adapted in toto from those languages.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /staɪˈlaɪtiːz/
- (UK) IPA(key): /stʌɪˈlʌɪtiːz/
- (US) IPA(key): /staɪˈlaɪtiz/
Proper noun
[edit]Stylites
- (Christianity) an epithet of several saints revered as stylites
Further reading
[edit]- Alypius Stylites on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Daniel Stylites on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Simeon Stylites the Elder on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Simeon Stylites the Younger on Wikipedia.Wikipedia