pillar has definitions from the field of architecture
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[ noun ] a fundamental principle or practice

Examples

"science eroded the pillars of superstition"

Used in print

(Chester G. Starr, The Origins of Greek Civili...)

On these pillars rested that solid basis for life and thought which was soon to be manifested in the remarkably unlimited ken of the Iliad .

Related terms

principle pillar_of_islam

2
[ noun ] a vertical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (as a monument or a column of air)

Synonyms

column

Related terms

structure obelisk totem_pole

3
[ noun ] a prominent supporter

Synonyms

mainstay

Examples

"he is a pillar of the community"

Related terms

supporter

4
[ noun ] anything tall and thin approximating the shape of a column or tower

Synonyms

column tower

Examples

"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"

Related terms

shape columella hoodoo loom

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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 15084
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[ noun ] (architeture) a tall cylindrical vertical upright and used to support a structure

Synonyms

column

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