Definitions for STEEPLE
ˈsti pəlsteeple

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. steeple, spirenoun

   a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. steeplenoun

   A tall tower, often on a church, normally topped with a spire.

2. steeplenoun

   A spire.

3. steepleverb

   To form something into the shape of a steeple.

   He steepled his fingers as he considered the question.

4. Etymology: stepel from stipel, stypel, stepel, akin to Old English steap.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. STEEPLEnoun

   A turret of a church generally furnished with bells. A spire.

   Etymology: steopl, stypel , Saxon.

   Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks; rage, blow!
   You cataracts and hurricanoes spout
   Till you have drench’d our steeples, drown’d the cocks. William Shakespeare.

   What was found in many places, and preached for wheat fallen on the ground from the clouds, was but the seed of ivyberries, and though found in steeples or high places, might be conveyed thither or muted by birds. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours.

   A raven I saw yesterday steeple-high, just over your house. Roger L'Estrange.

   They, far from steeples and their sacred sound,
   In fields their sullen conventicles found. Dryden.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Steeple

   In architecture, a steeple is a tall tower on a building, topped by a spire and often incorporating a belfry and other components. Steeples are very common on Christian churches and cathedrals and the use of the term generally connotes a religious structure. They might be stand-alone structures, or incorporated into the entrance or center of the building.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. steeple

   A steeple is a tall, pointed tower or spire on the roof of a church, cathedral, or other religious building, often capped by a cross or other religious symbol.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Steeplenoun

   a spire; also, the tower and spire taken together; the whole of a structure if the roof is of spire form. See Spire

2. Etymology: [OE. stepel, AS. stpel, stpel; akin to E. steep, a.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Steeple

   A steeple, in architecture, is a tall tower on a building, topped by a spire and often incorporating a belfry and other components. Steeples are very common on Christian churches and cathedrals and the use of the term generally connotes a religious structure. They may be stand-alone structures, or incorporated into the entrance or center of the building.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Steeple

   stēp′l, n. a tower of a church or building, ending in a point: the high head-dress of the 14th century.—adj. Steep′led, furnished with a steeple: adorned with, or as with, steeples or towers.—ns. Steep′le-hat, a high and narrow-crowned hat; Steep′le-house, an old Quaker name for the building in which believers meet for worship; Steep′lejack, one who climbs steeples and chimney-stalks to make repairs. [A.S. stýpel, stepel—steáp, steep.]

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1. • Church
   • Tower

How to pronounce STEEPLE?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of STEEPLE in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of STEEPLE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of STEEPLE in a Sentence

1. Scott Richardson:

   I get some amazing photos with it, with a drone, you can hover three feet above the steeple and get a picture you can't get any other way.

2. Cesar Yabor:

   No such structure was known to be left behind due to the height issue -- if it had a steeple -- as well as the floating wood issue.

3. Chris Critar Schleusener:

   The fire damage is pretty much confined to the steeple, but there is a fair amount of water damage throughout the church underneath the steeple.

4. Doug McLeod:

   I still say a church steeple with a lightening rod on top shows a lack of confidence.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=STEEPLE
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Steeple
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=STEEPLE
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steeple
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/STEEPLE
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=STEEPLE
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=STEEPLE