Pillars: The Supports of a Building

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Judges 16:29
And Samson took hold of the two middle pillars on which the house stood, and on which it was borne up, of the one with his right hand, and of the other with his left.
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Symbolism of the Church Building
... supposed to represent the four Evangelists, and the pillars, "which, as the chief
supports of the ... of the church which gives to the building the cruciform ...
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Letter xvi. --To Amphilochius.
... are measured internally, will run round the whole building. ... skilled in making vaulting
[2238] without supports: for I ... not only in the eight pillars, which must ...
/.../gregory/gregory of nyssa dogmatic treatises etc/letter xvi to amphilochius.htm

Ephesians iv. 4
... cause, it has devoured the supports of the very pillars of the Church; those of
us who supported the roof, and who formerly held the whole building together it ...
/.../homily x ephesians iv 4.htm

Description of the Double Porticos on Either Side, and of the ...
... side, with upper and lower ranges of pillars, [3268] corresponding in ... "Quadrangular
supports." "In Architecture a cubic mass of building, to serve ...
/.../pamphilius/the life of constantine/chapter xxxvii description of the double.htm

Panegyric on the Splendor of Affairs.
... like gold by divine washing, [2902] he then supports them by pillars, much better ...
abundantly and gloriously throughout the entire building the clearness ...
/.../pamphilius/church history/chapter iv panegyric on the splendor.htm

The City Without Walls
... are very largely concerned with the building of the ... is independent of external material
supports and defences the ... because there were no visible pillars to hold ...
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Providence
... all the aisles of history, and placed all the pillars of events in the building
of time ... We believe that he who supports the dignity of his throne amidst ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 4 1858/providence.htm

The Schoolboy of Madaura
... like Theveste, had its temples with pillars and Corinthian ... where one lives, but the
building which itself ... and the smooth cincture which supports her quivering ...
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Imperial Tombs.
... the original, engraved on the bronze pillars at the ... The architecture of the building,
so similar to the ... of the couch rested on four supports, most gracefully ...
/.../lanciani/pagan and christian rome/chapter iv imperial tombs.htm

The Close of the Theban Empire --(Continued)
... The chapel was constructed within the building, and the mummy ... food for the rat in
his hole,"supports the bird ... width than depth, divided by its pillars into a ...
/.../chapter ithe close of the.htm

Subtopics

Pillars

Pillars of Memorial in Honor of Idols

Pillars of Memorial: Often Anointed

Pillars of Memorial: Often had Inscriptions

Pillars of Memorial: Sometimes of a Heap of Stones

Pillars of Memorial: Sometimes of a Single Stone

Pillars of Memorial: To Commemorate Remarkable Events

Pillars of Memorial: To Mark the Graves of the Dead

Pillars of Memorial: To Perpetuate Names

Pillars of Memorial: To Witness Covenants

Pillars of Memorial: To Witness Vows