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an·cho·rite A0285300 (ăng′kə-rīt′) also an·cho·ret (-rĕt′)n. A person who has retired into seclusion for religious reasons. [Middle English, from Medieval Latin anchōrīta, from Late Latin anachōrēta, from Late Greek anakhōrētēs, from anakhōrein, to retire : ana-, ana- + khōrein, to make room for, withdraw (from khōros, place; see ghē- in Indo-European roots).] an′cho·rit′ic (-rĭt′ĭk) adj.anchoritic (ˌæŋkəˈrɪtɪk) or anchoriticaladjof or relating to an anchoriteThesaurusAdj. | 1. | anchoritic - characterized by ascetic solitude; "the eremitic element in the life of a religious colony"; "his hermitic existence"hermitic, hermitical, eremitic, eremiticalunworldly - not concerned with the temporal world or swayed by mundane considerations; "was unworldly and did not greatly miss worldly rewards"- Sheldon Cheney |
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Synonyms for anchoriticadj characterized by ascetic solitudeSynonyms- hermitic
- hermitical
- eremitic
- eremitical
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