Home › Words › P › pillaristpillaristpillarist means A stylite.EtymologyFrom pillar + -ist.nounA stylite.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.stylitic 68% match — Of or relating to a stylite. vs pillarist →pillaret 66% match — A little pillar. vs pillarist →pillar 60% match — A large post, often used as supporting architecture. vs pillarist →poustinik 59% match — A person dwelling in a poustinia. vs pillarist →stiltwalker 58% match — A person who walks on stilts. vs pillarist →pteron 58% match — A peristyle raised on a podium, differing from an ordinary peristyle raised only on a stylobate. vs pillarist →postament 57% match — pedestal, particularly of a pillar or pilaster vs pillarist →stilper 56% match — A person who walks with long strides. vs pillarist →