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Definition of Pillars

Pillar
Pillar Pil"lar, n. [OE. pilerF. pilier, LL. pilare, pilarium, pilarius, fr. L. pila a pillar. See Pile a heap.] 1. The general and popular term for a firm, upright, insulated support for a superstructure; a pier, column, or post; also, a column or shaft not supporting a superstructure, as one erected for a monument or an ornament. Jacob set a pillar upon her grave. --Gen. xxxv. 20. The place . . . vast and proud, Supported by a hundred pillars stood. --Dryden. 2. Figuratively, that which resembles such a pillar in appearance, character, or office; a supporter or mainstay; as, the Pillars of Hercules; a pillar of the state. ``You are a well-deserving pillar.' --Shak. By day a cloud, by night a pillar of fire. --Milton. 3. (R. C. Ch.) A portable ornamental column, formerly carried before a cardinal, as emblematic of his support to the church. [Obs.] --Skelton. 4. (Man.) The center of the volta, ring, or manege ground, around which a horse turns. From pillar to post, hither and thither; to and fro; from one place or predicament to another; backward and forward. [Colloq.] Pillar saint. See Stylite. Pillars of the fauces. See Fauces, 1.
Pillar
Pillar Pil"lar, a. (Mach.) Having a support in the form of a pillar, instead of legs; as, a pillar drill.

Meaning of Pillars from wikipedia

- The Five Pillars of Islam (arkān al-Islām أركان الإسلام; also arkān ad-dīn أركان الدين "pillars of the religion") are fundamental practices in Islam, considered...
- The pillars of Ashoka are a series of monolithic pillars dis****d throughout the Indian subcontinent, erected—or at least inscribed with edicts—by the...
- also been found along with other pillar tombs, including a rare octagonal tomb. Different columns Decorated pillars. Mosque. Kashgar The Great Hypostyle...
- The Pillars of Hercules are the promontories that flank the entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar. The northern Pillar, Calpe Mons, is the Rock of Gibraltar...
- related to Seven Pillars of Wisdom. Seven Pillars of Wisdom at Standard Ebooks Revolt in the Desert at Faded Page (Canada) Seven Pillars of Wisdom (1926)...
- – Light Pillars over Finland". apod.nasa.gov. "Light Pillars". www.atoptics.co.uk. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sun pillar. Pillars. Atmospheric...
- Four Pillars or four pillars may refer to: Four pillars policy, to keep Australia's four largest banks separate Four Pillars of Nepal Bhasa, four people...
- respectively. A sequel, Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire, was released in May 2018. A game set in the same shared universe as the Pillars of Eternity games...
- Seven pillars may refer to: Seven Pillars for Prosperity, policy statement of the Progressive Canadian Party Seven Pillars Institute for Global Finance...
- Three pillars may refer to: Three pillars of Sikhism Three pillars of the European Union Three Pillars of Chinese Catholicism Three pillars of sustainability...