Stylites en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /staɪˈlaɪtiːz/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /stʌɪˈlʌɪtiːz/ (UK)
- /staɪˈlaɪtiz/ (US)
Etymology
Representing the Latin Stȳlītēs and/or the Ancient Greek Στῡλῑ́της (Stūlī́tēs) in saints’ epithets borrowed or adapted in toto from those languages.
Meanings
- an epithet of several saints revered as stylites