pedestal: Meaning and Definition of

ped•es•tal

1. an architectural support for a column, statue, vase, or the like. See diag. under
2. a supporting structure or piece; base.
1. a support for a desk, consisting of a boxlike frame containing drawers one above the other.
2. a columnar support for a tabletop.
4. a bulge cast at the bottom of a concrete pile.
5. to glorify; idealize: When we first became engaged each of us set the other on a pedestal.

1. to put on or supply with a pedestal.