obelisk
A tall, square, tapered, stone monolith topped with a pyramidal point, frequently used as a monument.
Other meanings
A symbol resembling a horizontal line (–), sometimes together with one or two dots (for example, ⨪ or ÷), which was used in ancient manuscripts and texts to mark a word or passage as doubtful or spurious, or redundant.
A dagger symbol (†), which is used in printed matter as a reference mark to refer the reader to a footnote, marginal note, etc.; beside a person's name to indicate that the person is deceased; or beside a date to indicate that it is a person's death date.
A kind of
- column
Related words
- obeliscoid
- obeliskoid
Word history
From Ancient Greek "ὀβελίσκος".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “obelisk” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.