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anchorite (iou)



anchorite noun. . LME.
[medieval Latin anc(h)orita, ecclesiastical Latin anchoreta from ecclesiastical Greek anakhoretes, from anakhorein retire, retreat, formed as ANA- + khorein withdraw, from khora, khoros place. Superseding ANCHOR noun2.]
1. A person who has withdrawn from the world, usu. for religious reasons; a hermit, a recluse. LME.
2. Ecclesiastical History. A recluse of the early Eastern Church. L16.
3. gen. A person of solitary or secluded habits. E17.
ancho'retic adjective M17.
anchoritic adjective M19.
anchoritical adjective M17.