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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
A female anchorite. A woman who chooses to withdraw from the world to live a solitary life of prayer and contemplation..
… and advises the anchoresses to take on the basic religious vows …
Williams was co-hosting in place of Katie Couric, a move some have speculated was meant to deprive the possible next anchoress of the CBS Evening News the prime time exposure.
Mr. Thompson reportedly booted executives off a cross-continental Citigroup flight to be alone with the impeccably brunette anchoress.
Use anchoress when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Anchoress means A female anchorite. A woman who chooses to withdraw from the world to live a solitary life of prayer and contemplation..
Common synonyms include anchoritess.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
… and advises the anchoresses to take on the basic religious vows …
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