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ANCHORITE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does anchorite mean?
• ANCHORITE (noun)
The noun ANCHORITE has 1 sense:
1. one retired from society for religious reasons
Familiarity information: ANCHORITE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
One retired from society for religious reasons
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
anchorite; hermit
Hypernyms ("anchorite" is a kind of...):
eremite (a Christian recluse)
Derivation:
anchoritic (characterized by ascetic solitude)
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