anchorite (redirected from anchorets)

an·cho·rite  (ngk-rt) also an·cho·ret (-rt)

n.

A person who has retired into seclusion for religious reasons.

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[Middle English, from Medieval Latin anchrta, from Late Latin anachrta, from Late Greek anakhrts, from anakhrein, to retire : ana-, ana- + khrein, to make room for, withdraw (from khros, place; see gh- in Indo-European roots).]

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ancho·ritic (-rtk) adj.

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anchorite

Noun

a person who chooses to live in isolation for religious reasons [Greek anakhōrein to retire]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

anchorite - one retired from society for religious reasons hermit eremite - a Christian recluse