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Pillar   /pˈɪlər/   Listen
Pillar

noun
1.
A fundamental principle or practice.
2.
Anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower.  Synonyms: column, tower.  "A tower of dust rose above the horizon" , "A thin pillar of smoke betrayed their campsite"
3.
A prominent supporter.  Synonym: mainstay.
4.
A vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument).  Synonym: column.
5.
(architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure.  Synonym: column.



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"Pillar" Quotes from Famous Books



... pillar, sternly, "they shall not perish if I can help it. At all events, if they do, I shall die in the attempt to save ...
— The Buffalo Runners - A Tale of the Red River Plains • R.M. Ballantyne
... and sympathetic, was the pillar upon which they all leaned during those first days after the dreadful tidings came. It was her presence that made life possible. Like a good angel she moved about the house, unobtrusively ministering to them, and Mrs. Gray more ...
— Ungava Bob - A Winter's Tale • Dillon Wallace
... proclaiming— Let our country be free, or with freedom expire; I see him again, with his great sword o'erflaming The plume-nodding field, like a banner of fire. Still onward it blazes, that red constellation, In its passage no pause, to its flashing no truce: Oh, the pillar of glory that led forth our nation From shackles and chains, was the sword of ...
— The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volumes I-VI. - The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century • Various
... action on reaching the neighbour hood of Melbourne was to bail-up a prominent resident, whom I robbed. That act afforded me absolute joy. He was a decent, orderly citizen, a pillar of the State, a powerful upholder of the law. No robbery I have since committed has given me quite the same delight. I stole then because I needed money. I rob now because I am a keen sportsman, and that is the particular sport I affect. Possibly you would not appreciate the pleasure ...
— In the Roaring Fifties • Edward Dyson
... how death levels us all! Lord Dalhousie built that obelisk when he was Governor in 1827. You see, as it is the only bit of history we possess, we never can commemorate it enough; so there's another pillar on the plains.' ...
— Cedar Creek - From the Shanty to the Settlement • Elizabeth Hely Walshe


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