ANCHORITE

also anchoret noun Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin anchorita, alteration of Late Latin anachoreta, from Late Greek anachōrētēs, from Greek anachōrein to withdraw, from ana- + chōrein to make room, from chōros place Date: 15th century a person who lives in seclusion usually for religious reasons, anchoritic adjective anchoritically adverb