Pillar vs Impost - What's the difference?
pillar | impost |
(architecture) A large post, often used as supporting architecture.
Something resembling such a structure.
An essential part of something that provides support.
(Roman Catholic) A portable ornamental column, formerly carried before a cardinal, as emblematic of his support to the church.
The centre of the volta, ring, or manege ground, around which a horse turns.
A tax, tariff or duty that is imposed, especially on merchandise.
* 2002 , , The Great Nation , Penguin 2003, p. 56:
The top member of a pillar, pier, wall, etc., upon which the weight of an arch rests.
(horse racing, slang) The weight that must be carried by a horse in a race, the handicap.
As nouns the difference between pillar and impost
is that pillar is a large post, often used as supporting architecture while impost is a tax, tariff or duty that is imposed, especially on merchandise.As a verb pillar
is to provide with pillars or added strength as if from pillars.pillar
English
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(en noun)- a pillar of smoke
- He's a pillar of the community.
- (Skelton)
Synonyms
* column, sileDerived terms
* A-pillar, B-pillar, C-pillar, D-pillar * earth pillar * from pillar to post * pillar box * pillar of the community * sun pillarSee also
* caterpillarExternal links
* ("pillar" on Wikipedia) * * * *Anagrams
* ----impost
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) impost, from (etyl) impositus, past participle of .Noun
(en noun)- New universal direct taxes had to be introduced [...], while the burden of indirect taxes was also made heavier, with new imposts being levied on an ensemble of items ranging from playing cards to wigs.