pillar
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pillar Definition
(n)
a
fundamental
principle
or
practice
; "
science
eroded
the
pillars
of
superstition
"
(n)
anything
tall
and
thin
approximating
the
shape
of
a
column
or
tower
; "
the
test
tube
held
a
column
of
white
powder
"; "
a
tower
of
dust
rose
above
the
horizon
"; "
a
thin
pillar
of
smoke
betrayed
their
campsite
"
(n)
a
prominent
supporter
; "
he
is
a
pillar
of
the
community
"
(n)
a
vertical
structure
standing
alone
and
not
supporting
anything
(
as
a
monument
or
a
column
of
air
)
(n) (
architeture
)
a
tall
cylindrical
vertical
upright
and
used
to
support
a
structure
pillar Synonyms
column
mainstay
pillar
tower
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