Steeple Definition

stēpəl
steeples
noun
steeples
A tower rising above the main structure of a building, esp. of a church, usually capped with a spire.
Webster's New World
A church tower with a spire; also, the spire.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
verb
To form something into the shape of a steeple.
He steepled his fingers as he considered the question.
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Other Word Forms of Steeple

Noun

Singular:
steeple
Plural:
steeples

Origin of Steeple

  • Middle English stepel from Old English stipel, stypel, stepel, akin to Old English steap.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English stepel from Old English stēpel

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Steeple Sentence Examples

  • A nearby steeple had been broken off short and the fragments lay heaped beside it.

  • The story is that the Abbot of St Augustine, Canterbury, diverted the funds by which the sea-wall protecting Earl Godwin's island was kept up, for the purpose of building Tenterden steeple, the consequence being that in 1099 an inundation took place and ."Tenterden steeple was the cause of the Goodwin Sands."

  • The central steeple fell in 1506, but was rebuilt, the new tower with its spire reaching a height of 198 ft.

  • He died quite suddenly and in the full swing of his literary activity on the 13th of October 1899, at Steeple Court, Botley, Hants.

  • You should be able to see the church steeple.

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Words Starting With

SSTSTE

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ELEPLE

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