Anchorite
21anchorite — [ aŋkərʌɪt] noun historical a religious recluse. Derivatives anchoress noun anchoritic adjective Origin ME: from med. L. anchorita, from eccles. Gk anakhōrētēs, from anakhōrein retire …
22anchorite — n. Hermit, recluse, solitary, anchoret, eremite, solitaire …
23anchorite — noun (C) literary someone who lives alone for religious reasons; hermit …
24anchorite — Анахорет …
25anchorite — an•cho•rite [[t]ˈæŋ kəˌraɪt[/t]] also an•cho•ret [[t] kər ɪt, kəˌrɛt[/t]] n. rel a person who has retired to a solitary place for a life of religious seclusion; hermit • Etymology: 1400–50; b. ME ancre (OEancra, ancer) and ML anachōrīta < LGk… …
26anchorite — /ˈæŋkəraɪt / (say angkuhruyt) noun someone who has retired to a solitary place for a life of religious seclusion; hermit; recluse. {Middle English ancorite, from Medieval Latin anachōrīta, variant of Late Latin anachōrēta} –anchoritic… …
27anchorite — n. (fem. ♦ anchoress, ♦ ancress) hermit, ascetic. ♦ anchoritic(al), a …
28anchorite — n. (also anchoret) (fem. anchoress) 1 a hermit; a religious recluse. 2 a person of secluded habits. Derivatives: anchoretic adj. anchoritic adj. Etymology: ME f. med.L anc(h)orita, eccl.L anchoreta f. eccl.Gk anakhoretes f. anakhoreo retire …
29Monastery of Saint Paul the Anchorite — The Monastery of Saint Paul the Anchorite The Monastery of Saint Paul the Anchorite in Egypt is a Coptic Orthodox monastery located in the Eastern Desert, near the Red Sea mountains. It is about 155 km (96 mi) south east of Cairo. The… …
30HMS Anchorite (P422) — HMS Anchorite (P422), was an Amphion class submarine of the Royal Navy, built by Vickers Armstrong and launched 22 January 1946.During build and before launch the names of Anchorite and HMS Amphion (P439) were switched.In 1960 HMS Anchorite hit… …
