Simeon Sty·li·tes (st?-l??t?z), Saint ad 390?-459. Syrian Christian ascetic. The first of the “pillar-dwelling” ascetics, he spent 36 years atop a column.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.Simeon Stylites (sta??la?ti?z) n (Biography) Saint. ?390?459 ad, Syrian monk, first of the ascetics who lived on pillars. Feast day: Jan 5 or Sept 1Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014Sim?eon Sty?li?tes (sta??la? tiz) n. Saint, A.D. 390??459, Syrian monk and stylite. Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.