different between stylite vs stylise

English

Etymology

From Ecclesiastical Greek ???????? (stulít?s), from Ancient Greek ?????? (stûlos, “pillar”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?st??l??t/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?sta?la?t/

Noun

stylite (plural stylites)

1. (Christianity, historical) A Christian ascetic in ancient times who lived alone on top of a tall pillar.
   • 1997, John Julius Norwich, A Short History of Byzantium, Penguin 1998, p. 53:

     Daniel, the famous stylite of the city, actually descended from his pillar for the first time in fifteen years, terrifying Basiliscus into the withdrawal of his edict.

   • 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin 2010, p. 208:

     Stylites often became major players in Church politics, shouting down their theological pronouncements from their little elevated balconies to the expectant crowds below, or giving personalized advice to those favoured enough to climb the ladder and join them on their platform.

Derived terms

• stylitic
• stylitism

Related terms

• Stylites

Translations

Anagrams

• testily

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /sty??li?.te?/, [s?t?y??li?t?e?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /sti?li.te/, [st?i?li?t??]

Noun

st?l?t? m

1. ablative/vocative singular of st?l?t?s

English

Etymology

style +? -ise

Verb

stylise (third-person singular simple present stylises, present participle stylising, simple past and past participle stylised)

1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of stylize.

French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: stylisent, stylises

Verb

stylise

1. first-person singular present indicative of styliser
2. third-person singular present indicative of styliser
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of styliser
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of styliser
5. second-person singular imperative of styliser