Sty'lite, n.
n. [Fr. stylite, Gr. στυλίτης, from στῦλος, a pillar, a column.] (Eccl.) One of a sect of solitaries, who lived on the tops of columns or pillars for the exercise of their patience.
n. [Fr. stylite, Gr. στυλίτης, from στῦλος, a pillar, a column.] (Eccl.) One of a sect of solitaries, who lived on the tops of columns or pillars for the exercise of their patience.