anchoress
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an·cho·ress
(ăng'kər-ĭs) 
n.
A woman who has retired into seclusion for religious reasons.
n.
A woman who has retired into seclusion for religious reasons.
[Middle English anchoryse, ankres, from ancre, anchorite, from Old English ancra, from Old Irish anchara, from Late Latin anachōrēta. See anchorite.]
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Anchoress
Dansk (Danish)
n. - anakoret, eremit, eneboer
Nederlands (Dutch)
(religieuze) kluizenaarster
Français (French)
n. - recluse
Deutsch (German)
n. - Einsiedlerin
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (θρησκ.) ερημίτισσα, αναχωρήτρια
Italiano (Italian)
eremita donna, eremita
Português (Portuguese)
n. - forma feminina de anacoreta (Rel.), monja (f) (Rel.)
Español (Spanish)
n. - ermitaña, anacoreta
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kvinnlig eremit
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
女隐士
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 女隱士
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) ناسكه, زاهده
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - נזירה, מתבודדת
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