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stylite

/ˈstaɪ.laɪt/

Traduction: Nom désignant un ascète du christianisme primitif qui vivait au sommet de hautes colonnes comme forme de service religieux et de pénitence.

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noun

/ˈstaɪ.laɪt/C2formal
  • frNom désignant un ascète du christianisme primitif qui vivait au sommet de hautes colonnes comme forme de service religieux et de pénitence.

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

  1. Early Christian asceticC2formal

    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.

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    • 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.
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  • stylite's possessive singular form