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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
steeple/ˈstiːpl/

▶noun a church tower and spire.

■ a spire on the top of a church tower or roof.

▶verb place (the fingers or hands) together so as to form an upward-pointing V-shape.

– derivatives
steepled adjective.

– origin OE stēpel, of Gmc origin; rel. to steep1.

'steeple' also found in these Oxford entries:

belfry - steep - steeplechase - steeple-crowned

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