pillar
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- noun
- /ˈpɪlər/
- By all accounts, Mr. Reed was an upstanding pillar of the community, earned two master's degrees by the age of 21.
- a pillar of democracy
- pillars of Islam
- rests on pillars
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Watch on YouTubeThat's that's the three pillars of the recovery of Europe.
- That's that's the three pillars of the recovery of Europe.
- All four of these pillars were already breaking.
- We have our two pillars of modern science saying the same thing.
- Those are the four key pillars that we know of for for sleep.
- Anyway, let's move on to the next pillar, which is all about text.
- Which one of those pillars do you need the most work in?
- And so I got to thinking about what are the pillars behind how I'm looking at the world.
- Your whole section in this book, which is under the focus pillar is really about zone training.
- So over the years, I've identified what I call the six pillars of well-being.
- The last and final pillar in self-care is the practical things.
- What do you think the pillars are for having?
Examples
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So prayer is the central pillar, if you will, of Islam.
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These are all important parts of this pillar of health and happiness.
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And the core, the core pillar of that is your time.
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My parents are the pillar of health.
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You were a pillar of strength.
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A focus on the gene will continue to be a major pillar of biology.
Academic text (2013) -
For the foreseeable future, cash will thus remain a pillar of the nation's economy.
Academic text (2017) -
The demand for and belief in freedoms is a pillar in our country.
Academic text (2015) -
Social transformation and individual development are the twin pillars of our social future.
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Prayer is a central pillar of many religions, providing guidance and support to believers.
Synonyms
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A very important idea or part that something depends on
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A main thing that supports and keeps something strong
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The most important part that holds other parts together in a system
Idioms
- Informal
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Get sent to many different places by other people without getting help
- Informal
Move quickly from place to place trying to solve many urgent problems
- Informal
A person who is moved from one person or office to another without getting help
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Etymology
Pillar comes from the idea of a strong support (from Latin pila 'post'), so a 'pillar' of a system is a basic idea or practice that helps 'hold up' that system, like a pillar holds up a building.