Anchorite
81ascetic — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. austere, self denying, plain, rigorous; see moderate 5 , modest 2 , severe 2 . See Synonym Study at severe . n. Syn. holy man, monk, religious devotee, anchorite, self denier, nun, self tormenter, hermit, stylite,… …
82anchoress — (n.) female recluse, nun, late 14c.; see ANCHORITE (Cf. anchorite) + ESS (Cf. ess) …
83anchoress — an•cho•ress [[t]ˈæŋ kər ɪs[/t]] n. use a woman who is an anchorite • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME ankres=ancre anchorite+ es ess usage: See ess …
84anchoritic — adjective characterized by ascetic solitude the eremitic element in the life of a religious colony his hermitic existence • Syn: ↑eremitic, ↑eremitical, ↑hermitic, ↑hermitical • Similar to: ↑ …
85anachoret — variant of anchorite * * * anachoret(e, anachorite var. anchorite. (Anachoret, literally representing Gr. ἀναχωρητ ής, is sometimes spec. applied to the primitive Anchorets of Egypt and the East.) …
86anchoritism — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌrīd.ˌizəm noun ( s) Etymology: anchorite (I) + ism : the practice or mode of life of an anchorite …
87ancress — variant of anchoress * * * anchˈoress or ancˈress noun A female anchorite • • • Main Entry: ↑anchorite * * * ancress earlier form of anchoress …
88an|cho|ret — «ANG kuhr iht, kuh reht», noun. = anchorite. (Cf. ↑anchorite) ╂[< Late Latin ananchōrēta < Late Greek anachōrēt < Greek anachōreîn < ana back + chōreîn withdraw] …
89an|cho|rit|ic — «ANG kuh RIHT ihk», adjective. 1. of an anchorite. 2. like that of an anchorite …
90anchoress — or ancress noun Etymology: Middle English ankeresse, from anker hermit, from Old English ancor, from Old Irish anchara, from Late Latin anachoreta Date: 14th century a woman who is an anchorite …
