A tall, pointed tower on a church or other building, often with a spire at the top.
From Old English “stēpel,” meaning tower or high building. It is related to words for steepness and height.
Steeples weren’t just decoration—they helped people find the church from far away and pointed eyes (and thoughts) upward. In many old towns, the steeple was the tallest ‘skyscraper’ for centuries.
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