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Dictionary: an·cho·rite   (ăng'kə-rīt') pronunciation 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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(ANG-kuh-ryt)
noun, also anchoret
One who lives in seclusion; a hermit.

Etymology
Via Middle English, Medieval Latin, Late Latin, Late Greek, from Greek anakhoretes, to withdraw.

Usage
"The use of money is the purest act of faith; no anchorite who has followed a vision into the desert has acted on an idea as far-fetched as our belief that if we put a dollar in a machine we will be drinking a Diet Coke in a minute." — Mary Gordon, We Are All Spendthrifts Now, The New York Times, May 29, 2000.


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one who lives in seclusion usually for religious reasons
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IN BRIEF: n. - One retired from society for religious reasons.

Tutor's tip: An "anchorite" (someone who lives in seclusion, for religious reasons) on a mountaintop is not likely to find "ankerite" or any other mineral by staying in one place.

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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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