ANCHORITE

[an.cho.rite] also an.cho.ret n [ME, fr. ML anchorita, alter. of LL anachoreta, fr. LGk anachoretes, fr. Gk anachorein to withdraw, fr. ana- + chorein to make room, fr. choros place] (15c): one who lives in seclusion usu. for religious reasons -- an.cho.rit.ic adj -- an.cho.rit.i.cal.ly adv