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• PILLAR — (Heb. עַמּוּד; from the root ʿmd, to stand ), a column that stands perpendicular to the ground and generally serves to support the beams of a roof. In this article no distinction will be made between pillar, column, and post. The pillar is used… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• pillar — [pil′ər] n. [ME piler < OFr < VL * pilare < L pila, column] 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 …   English World dictionary

• Standing Stone Creek — is a tributary of the Juniata River in Huntingdon and Centre Counties, Pennsylvania in the United States.Allegedly, when the first European visitors arrived at the creek s mouth, they found a Native American camp whose lodges were arranged in a… …   Wikipedia

• Pillar of the Boatmen — The Pillar of the Boatmen ( Pilier des nautes ) is a square section stone bas relief with depictions of several deities, both Gaulish and Roman. Dating to the first quarter of the first century AD, it originally stood in a temple in the Gallo… …   Wikipedia

• Pillar box — A pillar box is a free standing post box, in the United Kingdom, where mail is deposited to be collected by the Royal Mail and forwarded to the addressee. Similar designs exist as historical artefacts in certain Commonwealth of Nations countries …   Wikipedia

• pillar — UK [ˈpɪlə(r)] / US [ˈpɪlər] noun [countable] Word forms pillar : singular pillar plural pillars 1) a) a thick strong upright post that supports part of a building an altar standing on marble pillars b) something that is tall and thin pillar of: a …   English dictionary

• Pillar — A pillar is similar to a column which is a vertical support structure in architecture, but the base section is any shape but circular.Pillar may also refer to: * Pillar (band), a Christian rock band * Pillar (car), the windshield support… …   Wikipedia

• pillar — pil|lar [ pılər ] noun count 1. ) a thick strong upright post that supports part of a building: an altar standing on marble pillars a ) pillar of something that is tall and thin: a pillar of rock/smoke 2. ) pillar of FORMAL someone who is… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• pillar — pillared, adj. pillarlike, adj. /pil euhr/, n. 1. an upright shaft or structure, of stone, brick, or other material, relatively slender in proportion to its height, and of any shape in section, used as a building support, or standing alone, as… …   Universalium

• pillar — /ˈpɪlə / (say piluh) noun 1. an upright shaft or structure, of stone, brick, or other material, relatively slender in proportion to its height, and of any shape in section, used as a support, or standing alone, as for a monument. 2. an upright… …  

• pillar — In the OT both memorials and also the focus for religious devotion. Made of stone or wood, their capitals would often be elaborately decorated. Jacob erected a pillar at Rachel s grave (Gen. 35:20). Moses set up twelve [[➝ Twelve, the]] pillars… …   Dictionary of the Bible