stylite noun & adjective. ['stʌɪlʌɪt] M17.
[ecclesiastical Greek stulitēs, from Greek stulos column: see -ITE¹.]
Ecclesiastical History.
A. noun. Also (rare) in Greek form stylites [stʌɪ'lʌɪti:z]. An ascetic living on top of a pillar. M17.
B. adjective. Designating or characteristic of a stylite. L19.

■ stylitic [stʌɪ'lɪtɪk] adjective (characteristic) of a stylite M19.

■ stylitism [stʌɪ'lɪtɪz(ǝ)m] noun the stilitic way of life M19.

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