| 单词 | pillar-saint |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspillar-saint pillar-saint n. = pillar hermit n. (also figurative). ΚΠ 1765 A. Maclaine tr. J. L. von Mosheim Eccl. Hist. I. 254 A certain order of men, who were called Stilites by the Greeks, and Sancti Columnares, or Pillar-Saints, by the Latins. 1829 N. Amer. Rev. Jan. 17 He has contributed to the decline of his art, and done as little as a pillar-saint for the welfare of man. 2001 Financial Times (Nexis) 24 Nov. (Property & Gardening section) 19 The battery-powered lift refused to come down and..I had an unwelcome taste of life as a pillar-saint. < as lemmas |
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