Etymology

stylites

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Today it means: an epithet of several saints revered as stylites Full definition →

Latin Stȳlītēs ← Ancient Greek Στῡλῑ́της
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΣτῡλῑ́της
  2. Latin · derived fromStȳlītēs
  3. English todayStylites

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

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.