stylite
/ˈstaɪlaɪt/noun
- historical an ascetic living on top of a pillar, especially in ancient or medieval Syria, Turkey, and Greece in the 5th century AD〈史〉（尤指古代和中世纪叙利亚、土耳其和公元5世纪的希腊在柱顶上苦修的）高柱修士。
词源
mid 17th cent.: from ecclesiastical Greek stulitēs, from stulos 'pillar'.