1. pillar - Noun
2. pillar - Adjective
3. pillar - Verb
4. Pillar - Proper noun
The general and popular term for a firm, upright, insulated support for a superstructure; a pier, column, or post; also, a column or shaft not supporting a superstructure, as one erected for a monument or an ornament.
Figuratively, that which resembles such a pillar in appearance, character, or office; a supporter or mainstay; as, the Pillars of Hercules; a pillar of the state.
A portable ornamental column, formerly carried before a cardinal, as emblematic of his support to the church.
The center of the volta, ring, or manege ground, around which a horse turns.
Having a support in the form of a pillar, instead of legs; as, a pillar drill.
Source: Webster's dictionaryWomen's natural role is to be a pillar of the family. Grace Kelly
In our country the lie has become not just a moral category but a pillar of the State. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Hope is the pillar that holds up the world. Hope is the dream of a waking man. Pliny the Elder
Hope is the pillar of the world. Kanuri Proverb
The pillar of the world is hope. Nigerian Proverb
Don't ask a dog to judge between a pillar and a tree. Darkovan Proverb