Stylites
See also: stylites
English
editEtymology
editRepresenting 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
editStylites
- (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