stylite

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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From Ecclesiastical Greek στυλίτης (stulítēs), from Ancient Greek στῦλος (stûlos, “pillar”).

The inquest was held on Friday at the Stylites Arms in the village. — The Mysterious Affair at Styles, Agatha Christie
It was at this point that he definitely condemned Simeon Stylites as a sybaritic fraud. — The Man Upstairs and Other Stories, P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse
The acme of stupidity was attained by the Stylites, who conceived that mankind had no nobler end than to live and die upon the capital of a column. — The Life of Sir Richard Burton, Thomas Wright

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