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Standing stone   /stˈændɪŋ stoʊn/   Listen
Standing stone

noun
1.
A tall upright megalith; found primarily in England and northern France.  Synonym: menhir.





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... stones continued into Christian times and was much opposed by the Church.[972] S. Samson of Dol (sixth century) found men dancing round a simulacrum abominabile, which seems to have been a kind of standing stone, and having besought them to desist, he carved a cross upon it.[973] Several menhirion in ...
— The Religion of the Ancient Celts • J. A. MacCulloch


Words linked to "Standing stone" :   megalith, megalithic structure


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