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Anchorite

Anchorite Meaning & Definition
Anchorite Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Anchorite?

[n] one retired from society for religious reasons

Synonyms | Synonyms for Anchorite: hermit

Related Terms | Find terms related to Anchorite: abstainer | Albigensian | anchoress | ascetic | bedridden invalid | bhikshu | Catharist | cloistered monk | closet cynic | dervish | desert fathers | desert saints | Diogenes | eremite | fakir | flagellant | Franciscan | hermit | hermitess | Hieronymian | Hieronymite | homebody | invalid | isolationist | loner | marabout | mendicant | outcast | pariah | pillar saint | pillarist | puritan | recluse | Sabbatarian | sannyasi | seclusionist | shut-in | solitaire | solitary | solitudinarian | stay-at-home | stylite | Timon of Athens | Trappist | Waldensian | yogi | yogin

See Also | Augustinian | Austin Friar | eremite

Anchorite In Webster's Dictionary

\An"cho*rite\, n. Same as {Anchoret}.

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