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 secludes himself, usually for
religious reasons; a hermit; a recluse. [Written by some
authors anachoret.]
[1913 Webster]
Our Savior himself . . . did not choose an anchorite's
or a monastic life, but a social and affable way of
conversing with mortals. --Boyle.
[1913 Webster] Anchoretic
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Anchorite \An"cho*rite\, n.
Same as Anchoret.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
anchorite
n : one retired from society for religious reasons [syn: hermit]
WordNet (r) 2.0
47 Moby Thesaurus words for "anchorite":
Albigensian, Catharist, Diogenes, Franciscan, Hieronymian,
Hieronymite, Sabbatarian, Timon of Athens, Trappist, Waldensian,
abstainer, anchoress, ascetic, bedridden invalid, bhikshu,
cloistered monk, closet cynic, dervish, desert fathers,
desert saints, eremite, fakir, flagellant, hermit, hermitess,
homebody, invalid, isolationist, loner, marabout, mendicant,
outcast, pariah, pillar saint, pillarist, puritan, recluse,
sannyasi, seclusionist, shut-in, solitaire, solitary,
solitudinarian, stay-at-home, stylite, yogi, yogin
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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