Anchorite
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈæŋ.kə(ˌ)ɹaɪt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Anchorite is a noun meaning One who lives in isolation or seclusion, especially for religious reasons; hermit.
Meaning
One who lives in isolation or seclusion, especially for religious reasons; hermit.
Example Sentences
Oh, hang him? He's a very Anchorite—a young Hermit!
“Haven't you been in love since you came to Paris?” “I haven't got time for that sort of nonsense. Life isn't long enough for love and art.” “Your appearance doesn't suggest the anchorite.”
About 1150 some Palestinian anchorites adopted the eremitical rule of St. Basil, and spread throughout Palestine; when the Moslems captured the Holy Land these "Carmelites" migrated to Cyprus, Sicily, France, and England.
The preposterous altruism too![…]Resist not evil. It is an insane immolation of self—as bad intrinsically as fakirs stabbing themselves or anchorites warping their spines in caves scarcely large enough for a fair-sized dog.
Word Forms
- anchorites
- anchoret
Synonyms for anchorite
Depending on context, synonyms include anchor, anchorist, eremite, hermit, recluse.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hermit, recluse, solitarian, ascetic, monasticist, cloisterism.
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