stylite

A noun referring to an early Christian ascetic who lived on top of high pillars as a form of religious devotion and penance.

• 🌐اسم يدل على ناسك مسيحي مبكر كان يعيش على قمة أعمدة عالية كشكل من أشكال العبادة والتوبة.

1. Early Christian ascetic C2 formal

   A religious hermit in early Christianity who chose to live on top of a tall pillar as a form of extreme devotion and self-denial.

   • Saint Simeon Stylites is the most famous stylite, living on a pillar for 37 years.
   • The stylite spent his days in prayer and fasting atop the column.
   • Pilgrims would travel great distances to receive blessings from the stylite.

   🌐العمودي

• stylites plural form
• stylites' possessive plural form
• stylite's possessive singular form