Anchorite

  • 51hermit — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. anchorite, recluse, eremite, ascetic, solitary. See asceticism, seclusion. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. holy man, ascetic, anchorite, cenobite, solitary, recluse, eremite, santon, Hieronymite, stylite,… …

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  • 52recluse — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. hermit, anchorite, ascetic, eremite. See seclusion, asceticism. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. hermit, troglodyte, anchorite, eremite; see ascetic , hermit . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. hermit, loner,… …

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  • 53recluse — recluse, hermit, eremite, anchorite, cenobite all designate a person who lives apart from the world usually in order to devote himself to prayer, contemplation, and penance. Recluse and hermit are also applied to persons who avoid intercourse… …

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  • 54anachoret — Anchoret An cho*ret, Anchorite An cho*rite, n. [F. anachor[ e]te, L. anachoreta, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to go back, retire; ? + ? to give place, retire, ? place; perh. akin to Skr. h[=a] to leave. Cf. {Anchor} a hermit.] One who renounces the world and …

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  • 55Anchoret — An cho*ret, Anchorite An cho*rite, n. [F. anachor[ e]te, L. anachoreta, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to go back, retire; ? + ? to give place, retire, ? place; perh. akin to Skr. h[=a] to leave. Cf. {Anchor} a hermit.] One who renounces the world and secludes …

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  • 56Alphege — Infobox Saint name=Saint Alphege birth date=954 death date=19 April 1012 feast day=19 April venerated in=Roman Catholic Church; Anglican Communion imagesize=220px caption=The painted carving of the martyrdom of Saint Alphege, in Canterbury… …

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  • 57Hesychasm — (Greek Polytonic|ἡσυχασμός hesychasmos , from Polytonic|ἡσυχία hesychia , stillness, rest, quiet, silence ) [Parry (1999), p. 230] is an eremitic tradition of prayer in the Eastern Orthodox Church, and some other Eastern Churches of the Byzantine …

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  • 58Harald V of Norway — Harald V King of Norway Reign 17 January 1991 – present Consecration …

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  • 59Amphion class submarine — The Amphion class (also known as the A class and Acheron class) of diesel electric submarines were ordered by the British Admiralty in 1943, upon the realisation that the new Pacific theatre of war following the attack on Pearl Harbor needed a… …

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  • 60Martha Reeves — This article is about the singer. For the anchorite, see Martha Reeves (Anchorite). For the sociologist, see Martha Ellen Reeves. Martha Reeves Reeves at Berns in Stockholm, Sweden, 2011 …

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