Anchoret
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Anchoret is a noun meaning Alternative spelling of anchorite.
Meaning
Alternative spelling of anchorite.
Example Sentences
"... or if they preferred spending a penitential evening, they might turn down yonder wild glade, which would bring them to the hermitage of Copmanhurst, where a pious anchoret would make them sharers for the night of the shelter of his roof and the benefit of his prayers."
Word Forms
- anchorets
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hermit, recluse, anachoret, anachorete, anachorite, reclusery.
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