Pil'lar-ist, n.
[From pillar.] (Eccl. Hist.) One of an ancient sect of Christians who stood continually on a pillar, by way of mortification, or for a trial of their patience; a stylite. See STYLITE.
[From pillar.] (Eccl. Hist.) One of an ancient sect of Christians who stood continually on a pillar, by way of mortification, or for a trial of their patience; a stylite. See STYLITE.