- an upright shaft or structure, of stone, brick, or other material, relatively slender in proportion to its height, and of any shape in section, used as a building support, or standing alone, as for a monument: Gothic pillars; a pillar to commemorate Columbus.
- a natural formation resembling such a construction: a pillar of rock; a pillar of smoke.
- any upright, supporting part; post: the pillar of a table.
- a person who is a chief supporter of a society, state, institution, etc.: a pillar of the community.
- a basis or support: The government regards agriculture and trade as fundamental pillars for the future economy.
- a core tenet, belief, or religious act, especially in Islam:As the fifth pillar of Islam, every Muslim is obligated to make pilgrimage at least once in their lifetime as long as it is possible.The Ten Commandments are considered to be pillars of both Judaism and Christianity.
- any of several short parts for spacing and keeping in the proper relative positions two plates holding the bearings of a watch or clock movement.
- an isolated mass of rock or ore in a mine, usually serving as a roof support in early operations and later removed, wholly or in part.
- mast1 (def. 2).
- to provide or support with pillars.
- from pillar to post,
- aimlessly from place to place.
- uneasily from one bad situation or predicament to another.
- an upright structure of stone, brick, metal, etc, that supports a superstructure or is used for ornamentation
- something resembling this in shape or function
- a tall, slender, usually sheer rock column, forming a separate top
- a prominent supporter
- from one place to another
- to support with or as if with pillars
