anchorite
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an·cho·rite
(ăng'kə-rīt') 
also an·cho·ret (-rĕt')
n.
A person who has retired into seclusion for religious reasons.
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.Word Tutor:
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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.
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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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Anchorite
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
Português (Portuguese)
n. - anacoreta (m), eremita (m) (f)
Español (Spanish)
n. - ermitaño, anacoreta
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
隐者, 隐士
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 隱者, 隱士
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) ناسك, زاهد
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - נזיר, מתבודד
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