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pillar definition

pil·lar (pil′ər)

noun

  1. a long, slender, vertical structure used to support a superstructure; column
  2. such a column standing alone as a monument
  3. anything like a pillar in form or function, as a formation of ore left standing as a support in a mine
  4. a person who is a main support of an institution, movement, etc.

Etymology: ME piler < OFr < VL *pilare < L pila, column

transitive verb

to support or brace with or as with pillars
pillar Idioms

from pillar to post

from one predicament, place of appeal, etc. to another, usually under harassment

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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