Synonyms for stele
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : stee-lee, steel for 1–3; steel, stee-lee for 4 |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈsti li, stil for 1–3; stil, ˈsti li for 4 |
Top 10 synonyms for stele Other synonyms for the word stele
- brace
- buttress
- cairn
- caryatid
- cenotaph
- colonnade
- column
- commemoration
- cylinder
- erection
- footstone
- inscription
- keepsake
- ledger
- magnum opus
- mast
- memento
- minaret
- monolith
- obelisk
- pedestal
- peristyle
- pier
- pilaster
- pile
- pillar
- post
- prop
- pylon
- record
- relic
- reminder
- shaft
- slab
- souvenir
- standard
- statue
- stay
- stele
- stone
- support
- tablet
- testament
- token
- tomb
- tombstone
- totem
- tower
- tribute
- trophy
- underpinning
- upright
- witness
Définition of stele
Origin :- "upright slab," usually inscribed, 1820, from Greek stele "standing block, slab," from PIE root *stel- "to put, stand" (see stall (n.1)).
- As in memorial : noun monument, testimonial in honor, praise
- As in monument : noun memorial, remembrance
- As in column : noun pillar
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- Extract from : « Shakespeare Jest-Books; » by Unknown
- The Aristion stele may be taken as an example of the second order.
- Extract from : « The American Journal of Archaeology, 1893-1 » by Various
- Here there was formerly an altar; and a stele of Thtmosis IV.
- Extract from : « History Of Egypt From 330 B.C. To The Present Time, Volume 12 (of 12) » by S. Rappoport
- Of the 282 laws once carved upon the stele, all are still legible.
- Extract from : « The World's Progress, Vol. I (of X) » by Various
- On another, a later Egyptian stele, the tree of life is the sycamore.
- Extract from : « Byways of Ghost-Land » by Elliott O'Donnell
- Lindsay got up and strode toward the microphone by the stele.
- Extract from : « The Ambassador » by Samuel Kimball Merwin
- A spiral of green symbols began to circle the stele, then a spiral of yellow.
- Extract from : « The Ambassador » by Samuel Kimball Merwin
- The stele from the Borgia collection, at present in Naples, resembles it in general style.
- Extract from : « History of Ancient Art » by Franz von Reber
- The stele of Jehawmelek, king of Gebal, found here, is one of the most important of Phoenician monuments.
- Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 3 » by Various
- The celebrated Israel stele from this temple is his principal inscription.
- Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 » by Various
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