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Stylites

Pronunciation: /staɪˈlaɪtiːz/

The English word “Stylites” has 1 meaning listed here.

proper noun

  1. an epithet of several saints revered as stylites

Etymology

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

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