steeple Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top
    spire.

WordNet

Stee"ple noun
Etymology
OE. stepel, AS. stepel, stpel; akin to E. steep, a.
Definitions
  1. (Arch.) A spire; also, the tower and spire taken together; the whole of a structure if the roof is of spire form. See Spire. "A weathercock on a steeple." Shak.

Webster 1913