Definition of pillar
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a
: a firm upright support for a superstructure : post entry 1
b
: a usually ornamental column or shaft
especially
: one standing alone for a monument
2a
: a supporting, integral, or upstanding member or part
a pillar of society
b
: a fundamental precept
the five pillars of Islam
3
: a solid mass of coal, rock, or ore left standing to support a mine roof
4
: a body part that resembles a column
from pillar to post
: from one place or one predicament to another
pillar
verb
pillared; pillaring; pillars
Definition of pillar (Entry 2 of 2)
: to provide or strengthen with or as if with pillars
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The first known use of pillar was in the 13th century
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