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Pillar

Pillar Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Pillar? [n] a tall cylindrical vertical upright [n] a vertical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (as a monument or a column of air) [n] a fundamental principle or practice; "science eroded the pillars of superstition" [n] a prominent supporter; "he is a pillar of the community" [n] anything tall and thin approximating the shape of a column or tower; "the test tube held a column of white powder"; "a tower of dust rose above the horizon"; "a thin pillar of smoke betrayed their campsite" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Pillar: column \| column \| mainstay \| tower Related Terms \| Find terms related to Pillar: antenna tower \| arcade \| arch \| atlas \| backbone \| baluster \| balustrade \| banister \| barbican \| barrel \| barrow \| base \| bedrock \| belfry \| bell tower \| bole \| boundary stone \| brass \| bust \| cairn \| campanile \| caryatid \| cask \| cenotaph \| champion \| colonnade \| colonnette \| colossus \| column \| cromlech \| cross \| cup \| cupola \| cyclolith \| cylinder \| cylindroid \| dado \| defender \| derrick \| die \| dolmen \| dome \| drum \| fire tower \| footstalk \| footstone \| foundation \| grave \| gravestone \| headstone \| hoarstone \| inscription \| jack \| lantern \| leader \| lighthouse \| mainstay \| marker \| martello \| martello tower \| mast \| mausoleum \| megalith \| memento \| memorial \| memorial arch \| memorial column \| memorial statue \| memorial stone \| menhir \| minaret \| monolith \| monument \| mound \| necrology \| newel-post \| obelisk \| obituary \| observation tower \| pagoda \| patron \| patroness \| pedestal \| pedicel \| peduncle \| peristyle \| pier \| pilaster \| pile \| piling \| pinnacle \| pipe \| plaque \| plinth \| pole \| portico \| post \| prize \| prop \| protector \| protectress \| pylon \| pyramid \| queen-post \| reliquary \| remembrance \| ribbon \| rock \| roll \| roller \| rostral column \| rouleau \| safekeeper \| shaft \| shrine \| sinews \| skyscraper \| socle \| spire \| staff \| stalk \| stanchion \| stand \| standard \| standpipe \| steeple \| stela \| stem \| stone \| stupa \| subbase \| supporter \| surbase \| tablet \| telamon \| television mast \| testimonial \| tomb \| tombstone \| tope \| tour \| tower \| tower of strength \| trophy \| trunk \| tube \| turret \| upholder \| upright \| water tower \| windmill tower \| worthy See Also \| admirer \| atlas \| booster \| cap \| capital \| caryatid \| champion \| chapiter \| construction \| footstall \| form \| friend \| newel \| obelisk \| pedestal \| pilaster \| pile \| piling \| plinth \| principle \| protagonist \| rule \| shaft \| shape \| spile \| stilt \| structure \| support column \| supporter \| telamon \| temple \| totem pole \| upright \| vertical Pillar In Webster's Dictionary \Pil"lar\, n. [OE. pilerF. pilier, LL. pilare, pilarium, pilarius, fr. L. pila a pillar. See {Pile} a heap.] 1. The general and popular term for a firm, upright, insulated support for a superstructure; a pier, column, or post; also, a column or shaft not supporting a superstructure, as one erected for a monument or an ornament. Jacob set a pillar upon her grave. --Gen. xxxv. 20. The place . . . vast and proud, Supported by a hundred pillars stood. --Dryden. 2. Figuratively, that which resembles such a pillar in appearance, character, or office; a supporter or mainstay; as, the Pillars of Hercules; a pillar of the state. ``You are a well-deserving pillar.'' --Shak. By day a cloud, by night a pillar of fire. --Milton. 3. (R. C. Ch.) A portable ornamental column, formerly carried before a cardinal, as emblematic of his support to the church. [Obs.] --Skelton. 4. (Man.) The center of the volta, ring, or manege ground, around which a horse turns. {From pillar to post}, hither and thither; to and fro; from one place or predicament to another; backward and forward. [Colloq.] {Pillar saint}. See {Stylite}. {Pillars of the fauces}. See {Fauces}, 1. \Pil"lar\, a. (Mach.) Having a support in the form of a pillar, instead of legs; as, a pillar drill.

Pillar Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Pillar?

[n] a tall cylindrical vertical upright
[n] a vertical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (as a monument or a column of air)
[n] a fundamental principle or practice; "science eroded the pillars of superstition"
[n] a prominent supporter; "he is a pillar of the community"
[n] anything tall and thin approximating the shape of a column or tower; "the test tube held a column of white powder"; "a tower of dust rose above the horizon"; "a thin pillar of smoke betrayed their campsite"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Pillar: column | column | mainstay | tower

Pillar In Webster's Dictionary

\Pil"lar\, n. [OE. pilerF. pilier, LL. pilare, pilarium,
pilarius, fr. L. pila a pillar. See {Pile} a heap.]
1. The general and popular term for a firm, upright,
   insulated support for a superstructure; a pier, column, or
   post; also, a column or shaft not supporting a
   superstructure, as one erected for a monument or an
   ornament.

         Jacob set a pillar upon her grave.    --Gen. xxxv.
                                               20.

         The place . . . vast and proud, Supported by a
         hundred pillars stood.                --Dryden.

2. Figuratively, that which resembles such a pillar in
   appearance, character, or office; a supporter or mainstay;
   as, the Pillars of Hercules; a pillar of the state. ``You
   are a well-deserving pillar.'' --Shak.

         By day a cloud, by night a pillar of fire. --Milton.

3. (R. C. Ch.) A portable ornamental column, formerly carried
   before a cardinal, as emblematic of his support to the
   church. [Obs.] --Skelton.

4. (Man.) The center of the volta, ring, or manege ground,
   around which a horse turns.

{From pillar to post}, hither and thither; to and fro; from
   one place or predicament to another; backward and forward.
   [Colloq.]

{Pillar saint}. See {Stylite}.

{Pillars of the fauces}. See {Fauces}, 1.


\Pil"lar\, a. (Mach.)
Having a support in the form of a pillar, instead of legs;
as, a pillar drill.

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