an anchorite

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Definition of an anchorite in Turkish Turkish dictionary
anchorite: Hıristiyan dininde, dünya hayatından el çekmiş çilekeşlere verilen ad

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Definition of an anchorite in English English dictionary: anchoret
anchorite: One who lives in isolation or seclusion, especially for religious reasons
About 1150 some Palestinian anchorites adopted the eremitical rule of St. Basil, and spread throughout Palestine; when the Moslems captured the Holy Land these Carmelites migrated to Cyprus, Sicily, France, and England.
anchorite: {n} a hermit, a recluse
Anchorite: His/her withdrawal from the world
Anchorite: (Gr Anachoritis, "a departurer") A solitary monk or hermit; an individual who withdraws from society and lives a solitary life of silence and prayer
Anchorite: One who renounces the world and lives both a solitary and secluded life of prayer, penitence and meditation
Anchorite: man living as an enclosed hermit; also used for a woman instead of anchoress
Anchorite: one retired from society for religious reasons
anchorite: Same as Anchoret
anchorite: One who renounces the world and secludes himself, usually for religious reasons; a hermit; a recluse
anchorite: {i} one who relinquishes material possessions and lives in solitude, one who lives apart from people for religious reasons

an anchorite

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an an·cho·rite

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