Stylites

See also: stylites

English

Etymology

Representing the Latin Stȳlītēs and/or the Ancient Greek Στῡλῑ́της (Stūlī́tēs) in saints’ epithets borrowed or adapted in toto from those languages.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /staɪˈlaɪtiːz/
(UK) IPA^(key): /stʌɪˈlʌɪtiːz/
(US) IPA^(key): /staɪˈlaɪtiz/

Proper noun

Stylites

(Christianity) an epithet of several saints revered as stylites

Further reading

Alypius Stylites on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Daniel Stylites on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Simeon Stylites the Elder on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Simeon Stylites the Younger on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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