Pillar | Mean of pillar in English Dictionary

/ˈpɪlɚ/

• Noun
• a large post that helps to hold up something (such as a roof)
• someone who is an important member of a group
1. He is a pillar of the church/community.
2. a pillar of society
• a basic fact, idea, or principle of something
1. a central pillar of the theory
2. one of the five pillars of Islam
3. The right to vote is a pillar of democracy.

• something that rises into the air in a tall, thin shape
1. Pillars of smoke rose from the factory.
2. a pillar of rock
• from one place or one situation to another
1. His book has been passed from pillar to post, but no one wants to publish it.
2. He has been running from pillar to post his whole life.
• someone or something that gives support or help during difficult times
1. My husband was my/a pillar of strength during my mother's illness.
2. Religion was his pillar of strength after his wife died.