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stylitism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
stylitism
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The practice of living atop a pillar as a form of Christian asceticism.

Uncountable

Etymology

From stylite [itself ultimately from Ancient Greek στυλίτης (stulítēs), στῦλος (stûlos, “pillar”) + -ίτης (-ítēs)] + -ism.

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Questions

What does stylitism mean?
The practice of living atop a pillar as a form of Christian asceticism.
Where does stylitism come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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