anchorite

(ăng'kə-rīt') also an·cho·ret (-rĕt')
n.
A person who has retired into seclusion for religious reasons.

[Middle English, from Medieval Latin anchōrīta, from Late Latin anachōrēta, from Late Greek anakhōrētēs, from anakhōrein, to retire : ana-, ana- + khōrein, to make room for, withdraw (from khōros, place).]

anchoritic an'cho·rit'ic (-rĭt'ĭk) adj.

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A hermit.

one who lives in seclusion usually for religious reasons

IN BRIEF: One that renounces the world to live in seclusion usually for religious reasons.

Why, my lord, I told him I came to visit an old anchorite here for devotion. — www.yourdictionary.com

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• Individuals and Titles - anchorite: religious hermit or extreme ascetic
• Individuals and Objects - anchorite: one living in seclusion for religious reasons

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - anakoret, eremit, eneboer

Nederlands (Dutch)
(religieuze) kluizenaar

Français (French)
n. - ermite, anachorète

Deutsch (German)
n. - Einsiedler

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (θρησκ.) αναχωρητής, ερημίτης

Italiano (Italian)
anacoreta

Português (Portuguese)
n. - anacoreta (m), eremita (m) (f)

Русский (Russian)
отшельник

Español (Spanish)
n. - ermitaño, anacoreta

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - eremit

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
隐者, 隐士

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 隱者, 隱士

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 은둔자

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 隠者

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ناسك, زاهد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮נזיר, מתבודד‬

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