pillar Copy link Outline I. A column1. cŏlumna (a column)2. pīla (a massive support or p., esp. of a bridge)II. A prop or support (fig.) • pillar: I. A column: 1. cŏlumna (a column): Cic.: Vitr.: Hor. (Not in this sense, columen: cf. Vitr. 4, 2, 1.) The p.s of Hercules, Herculis columnae, Plin. 2, 67, 67: called also, Herculeae metae, Lucan 3, 278. 2. pīla (a massive support or p., esp. of a bridge): he contracted for the p.s to bridge over the Tiber, locavit pilas pontis in Tiberim, Liv. 40, 51: Hor. II. A prop or support (fig.): cŏlŭmen, ĭnis, n. (strictly, the mainstay of a house, gable post): a p. of the state, c. reipublicae, Cic. Sext. 8, 19: Ter.: Hor.: v. prop.
PILLAR Copy link • PILLARColumn, columen (a round column for the support of a building; figuratively, a support): columna (a round pillar for support or ornament): pila (square, usually attached to walls, for strength or support): pillars of Hercules, columnae Herculis. Stay, support, columen (e.g., reipublicae, familiae). Vid: SUPPORT.