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Synonyms for pillars

Grammar : Noun
Spell : pil-er
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɪl ər

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Définition of pillars

Origin :
  • c.1200, from Old French piler "pillar, column, pier" (12c., Modern French pilier) and directly from Medieval Latin pilare, from Latin pila "pillar, stone barrier." Figurative sense of "prop or support of an institution or community" is first recorded early 14c. Phrase pillar to post is c.1600, originally of tennis, exact meaning obscure.
  • noun column of building, or freestanding column
  • noun mainstay; source of strength
Example sentences :
  • In front, the sea appears as between the pillars of a portal.
  • Extract from : « Footprints on the Sea-Shore (From "Twice Told Tales") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • Darkness shut us in among the pillars and the black, lion-faced statues.
  • Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson
  • What shook the pillars of the Union when the Missouri question was agitated?
  • Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume VII (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier
  • Nearly all wore iron fetters on their legs, and some were shackled to the pillars.
  • Extract from : « The Scapegoat » by Hall Caine
  • It there hollows a large grotto, leaving here and there pillars of support.
  • Extract from : « The Industries of Animals » by Frdric Houssay
  • This entrance-way is all roofed over, and the pillars and the ceiling are red and painted.
  • Extract from : « The Soul of a People » by H. Fielding
  • Dicksie stood with her back against one of the pillars and looked at her.
  • Extract from : « Whispering Smith » by Frank H. Spearman
  • Young people are the life-blood of the nation, the pillars of the state.
  • Extract from : « Masterpieces of Negro Eloquence » by Various
  • As he moved from between the pillars, there was loud applause.
  • Extract from : « The Long Roll » by Mary Johnston
  • From room to room, between the pillars, moved the nursing women.
  • Extract from : « The Long Roll » by Mary Johnston
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