To the infernal deep, with Erebus and tortures vile.
Shak.
E*rect" (?), a. [L. erectus, p. p. of erigere to erect; e out + regere to lead straight. See Right, and cf. Alert.] 1. Upright, or having a vertical position; not inverted; not leaning or bent; not prone; as, to stand erect.
Two of far nobler shape, erect and tall.
Milton.
Among the Greek colonies and churches of Asia, Philadelphia is still erect -- a column of ruins.
Gibbon.