'Stela' definitions:
Definition of 'stela'
From: WordNet
noun
An ancient upright stone slab bearing markings [syn: stele, stela]
Definition of 'Stela'
From: GCIDE
- Stela \Ste"la\, n.; pl. Stelae. [L., from Gr. ? a post, an upright stone.] (Gr. Antiq.) A small column or pillar, used as a monument, milestone, etc. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'stela'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- arch,
- barrow,
- boundary stone,
- brass,
- bust,
- cairn,
- cenotaph,
- column,
- cromlech,
- cross,
- cup,
- cyclolith,
- dolmen,
- footstone,
- grave,
- gravestone,
- headstone,
- hoarstone,
- inscription,
- marker,
- mausoleum,
- megalith,
- memento,
- memorial,
- memorial arch,
- memorial column,
- memorial statue,
- memorial stone,
- menhir,
- monolith,
- monument,
- mound,
- necrology,
- obelisk,
- obituary,
- pillar,
- plaque,
- prize,
- pyramid,
- reliquary,
- remembrance,
- ribbon,
- rostral column,
- shaft,
- shrine,
- stone,
- stupa,
- tablet,
- testimonial,
- tomb,
- tombstone,
- tope,
- trophy