n.
Pronunciation: ' a ŋ -k ə - ˌ r ī t
Variant: also an · cho · ret \ - ˌ ret \
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin anchorita, alteration of Late Latin anachoreta, from Late Greek anach ō r ē t ē s, from Greek anach ō rein to withdraw, from ana- + ch ō rein to make room, from ch ō ros place
Date: 15th century
: a person who lives in seclusion usually for religious reasons
– an · cho · rit · ic \ ˌ a ŋ -k ə - ' ri-tik \ adjective
– an · cho · rit · i · cal · ly \ -ti-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb