A high point of religious architecture (5)
'a high point' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'religious architecture' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'religious' could be 'pi' (old-fashioned term for pious) and 'pi' is found within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'of' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for spire that I've seen before include "Church steeple" , "Crooked feature in Chesterfield" , "Pointed church tower" , "Piers (anag.)" , "Tall pointed structure as on church or in O'Connell St." .)
'point of religious architecture' is the definition.
'steeple' can be an answer for 'point' (I've seen this before). I'm not certain of the 'of religious architecture' bit.
'a high' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'high' could be 'steep' (similar in meaning) and 'steep' is found in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for steeple that I've seen before include "Jack up this?" , "Tall tower with spire on top of church" , "Pointed structure" , "Pointed church tower" , "point" .)