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Stylite

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Stylite"

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Word	Definition
pillaristnoun	(historical, Christianity) A stylite.
churchitenoun	A supporter of a particular church.
apotactitenoun	(Christianity, historical) One of an ancient sect of Christians in Asia Minor, originating in the third century AD, who renounced all their possessions.
athonitenoun	of or relating to Athos
stephennoun	(biblical) The first Christian martyr.
simoniannoun	Pertaining to the legends surrounding and teachings of Simon Magus.
anchoritismnoun	The practices of an anchorite.
minoritenoun	(Catholicism) Synonym of Franciscan: a friar of the Order of Friars Minor.
idiomelonnoun	(Christianity) A type of sticheron found in the liturgical books used in Orthodox Christianity.
glasitenoun	One of a Christian sect founded around 1730.
ascesisnoun	(Rigorous) self-discipline, particularly as a religious observance; asceticism.
monothelitenoun	Alternative form of Monothelete. [(Christianity, historical) Someone who believed Christ had two natures (human and divine), but one single will; a Monothelite.]
palamitenoun	a Hesychast, an intellectual leader of the Hesychasts
zealotnoun	One who is zealous, one who is full of zeal for their own specific beliefs or objectives, usually in the negative sense of being too passionate; a fanatic.
synclitenoun	(historical) A specially summoned council or assembly of elders in classical Greece.
hieromartyrnoun	(Christianity) A martyr in the Eastern Church who was a bishop or priest
monotheletenoun	(Christianity, historical) Someone who believed Christ had two natures (human and divine), but one single will; a Monothelite.
chrysophilistnoun	Synonym of chrysophilite.
acephalitenoun	(historical, uncommon) A radical Monophysite in the era after the Council of Chalcedon (451 CE).
mystesnoun	(historical) An ancient Roman priest of the secret rites of divine worship.