anchoret

  • 71an|cho|rite — «ANG kuh ryt», noun. 1. a person who lives alone in a solitary place for religious meditation. 2. a hermit. SYNONYM(S): recluse. ╂[< Medieval Latin anachorita, alteration of Late Latin anachōrēta anchoret] …

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  • 72anachoretal — † anachoˈretal, a. Obs. 0 [f. L. anachōrēt a, ad. Gr. ἀναχωρητ ής a recluse (see anchorite) + al1.] Pertaining to an anchoret; = anchoretic. [see next] …

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