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- Dictionarypillar/ˈpɪlə/
noun
- 1. a tall vertical structure of stone, wood, or metal, used as a support for a building, or as an ornament or monument. Similar
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A pillar is a strong vertical column that supports part of a building or stands alone for decoration, or a very important member or part of a group, organization, system, etc. Learn more about the meaning, usage, and origin of the word pillar with Cambridge Dictionary.
- English (US)
PILLAR meaning: 1. a strong column made of stone, metal, or...
- Znaczenie Pillar, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
PILLAR definicja: 1. a strong column made of stone, metal,...
- Traditional
PILLAR translate: （建築物的）柱子，支柱;墩. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Simplified
PILLAR translate: （建筑物的）柱子，支柱;墩. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Pillar: German Translation
PILLAR translate: der Pfeiler. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Pillar: Catalan Translation
pillar translate: pilar. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Pillar: Italian Translation
PILLAR translate: colonna, pilastro, pilastro. Learn more in...
- Pillar: Thai Translation
PILLAR translate: เสาค้ำ. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- English (US)
Learn the various meanings and uses of the word pillar, from a firm upright support to a fundamental precept. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related phrases of pillar.
If someone describes you as a pillar of strength, he's saying you're reliable and supportive, much like a pillar or column of a building that helps hold the structure up. The spelling of the word pillar looks like it has two pillars right at its center, holding the word up.
a pillar of society. He was the local magistrate and a pillar of the community. pillar of something a person who has a lot of a particular quality. She is a pillar of strength in a crisis. a basic part or feature of a system, organization, belief, etc. the central pillar of this theory.
A pillar is an upright shaft or structure that supports a superstructure or is used for ornamentation. It can also mean a person who is a chief supporter of a society, state, institution, etc., or a core tenet, belief, or religious act.
A person seen as a source of support or stability; esp. one of the main supporters of some principle or institution, as pillar of the establishment, etc.; (more generally) a person who holds a position of public importance or respectability, as pillar of society, etc.
1. (Architecture) an upright structure of stone, brick, metal, etc, that supports a superstructure or is used for ornamentation. 2. something resembling this in shape or function: a pillar of stones; a pillar of smoke. 3. (Mountaineering) a tall, slender, usually sheer rock column, forming a separate top.
