Definition of obelisk Obelisk

ob•e•lisk

We found 10 definitions of obelisk from 6 different sources.

What does obelisk mean?

Noun Plural: obelisks
obelisk - a stone pillar having a rectangular cross section tapering towards a pyramidal top
		pillar, column a fundamental principle or practice; "science eroded the pillars of superstition"
obelisk - a character used in printing to indicate a cross reference or footnote
		dagger

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obelisk (Noun)
A tall, square, tapered, stone monolith topped with a pyramidal point, frequently used as a monument.
obelisk (Noun)
The dagger sign †, especially when used as a reference mark.

obelisk (n.)
An upright, four-sided pillar, gradually tapering as it rises, and terminating in a pyramid called pyramidion. It is ordinarily monolithic. Egyptian obelisks are commonly covered with hieroglyphic writing from top to bottom.
obelisk (n.)
A mark of reference; -- called also dagger [/]. See Dagger, n., 2.
obelisk (v. t.)
To mark or designate with an obelisk.

obelisk
A tall, square, tapered, stone monolith topped with a pyramidal point, frequently used as a monument.

obelisk
ob′e-lisk, n. a tall, four-sided, tapering pillar, usually of one stone, finished at the top like a flat pyramid: (print.) a dagger ( † ).—adj. Ob′eliscal.—v.t. Ob′elise, to mark with an obelisk, to condemn as spurious, indelicate, &c.—n. Ob′elus, a mark ( — or ÷ ) used in ancient MSS. to mark suspected passages, esp. in the Septuagint to indicate passages not in the Hebrew:—pl. Ob′eli. [Through Fr. and L., from Gr. obeliskos, dim. of obelos, a spit.]