Pillar vs Piller - What's the difference?
pillar | piller |
(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.
(label) A plunderer or thief.
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As nouns the difference between pillar and piller
is that pillar is a large post, often used as supporting architecture while piller is a plunderer or thief.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
* ----piller
English
Alternative forms
* pyllourNoun
(en noun)- Thenne he horsed his bretheren ageyne and sayd bretheren ye oughte to be ashamed to falle so of your horses / What is a Knyght but whan he is on horsbak / I sett not by a knyght whanne he is on foote / for all batails on fote ar but pelowres batails / For there shold no Knyghte syghte on foote / but yf hit were for treason / or els he were dryuen therto by force