Meaning of OBELISK
| Pronunciation: | | 'âbulisk
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- [n] a stone pillar having a rectangular cross section tapering towards a pyramidal top
- [n] a character used in printing to indicate a cross reference or footnote
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| | Synonyms: | | dagger |
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| | See Also: | | character, column, grapheme, graphic symbol, pillar, Washington Monument | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Ob"e*lisk\, n. [L. obeliscus, Gr. ?, dim. of ? a spit,
a pointed pillar: cf. F. ob['e]lisque.]
1. An upright, four-sided pillar, gradually tapering as it
rises, and terminating in a pyramid called pyramidion. It
is ordinarily monolithic. Egyptian obelisks are commonly
covered with hieroglyphic writing from top to bottom.
2. (Print.) A mark of reference; -- called also {dagger}
[[dagger]]. See {Dagger}, n., 2.
\Ob"e*lisk\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Obelisked}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Obelisking}.]
To mark or designate with an obelisk.
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| | Definition: | | Seeing an obelisk in your dream means your cold, stern nature and the need to warm up to others and soften your nature.
Seeing an obelisk in your dream may also have phallic implications. |
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| | Related Terms: | | antenna tower, arch, barbican, barrow, belfry, bell tower, boundary stone, brass, bust, cairn, campanile, cenotaph, colossus, column, cromlech, cross, cup, cupola, cyclolith, derrick, dolmen, dome, fire tower, footstone, grave, gravestone, headstone, hoarstone, inscription, lantern, lighthouse, marker, martello, martello tower, mast, mausoleum, megalith, memento, memorial, memorial arch, memorial column, memorial statue, memorial stone, menhir, minaret, monolith, monument, mound, necrology, obituary, observation tower, pagoda, pilaster, pillar, pinnacle, plaque, pole, prize, pylon, pyramid, reliquary, remembrance, ribbon, rostral column, shaft, shrine, skyscraper, spire, standpipe, steeple, stela, stone, stupa, tablet, television mast, testimonial, tomb, tombstone, tope, tour, tower, trophy, turret, water tower, windmill tower |
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