ANCHORITE


Meaning of ANCHORITE in English

n. (also anchoret) (fem. anchoress)

1. a hermit; a religious recluse.

2 a person of secluded habits.

Derivatives:

anchoretic adj. anchoritic adj.

Etymology: ME f. med.L anc(h)orita, eccl.L anchoreta f. eccl.Gk anakhoretes f. anakhoreo retire

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.