steeple

Meaning

Noun

1. A tall tower, often on a church, normally topped with a spire.
2. A spire.
3. (historical) A high headdress of the 14th century.

Verb

To form something into the shape of a steeple.

Synonyms

spire

pinnacle

belfry

bell tower

tower

finial

rook

aiguille

belltower

campanile

castle

🏰

church tower

keep

minaret

Translations

Kirchturm

clocher

campanile

campanario

🔔

καμπαναριό

κωδωνοστάσιο

campanário

flèche

aguja

Kirchenturm

toren

klokketoren

kerktoren

campanar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈstiːpəl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: stepel

Inherited from Old English: stīpel

Cognate with Old Norse: stǫpull

In summary

From Middle English stepel, from Old English stīpel, stȳpel, stīepel (“tower, steeple”), from Proto-West Germanic *staupil, from Proto-Germanic *staupilaz (“that which is steep, tower, steeple”), equivalent to steep + -le. Cognate with Old Norse stǫpull (“tower, steeple”).