Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - anchorite
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Anchorite
anchorite
also anchoret noun Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin anchorita, alteration of Late Latin anachoreta, from Late Greek anachoretes, from Greek anachorein to withdraw, from ana- + chorein to make room, from choros place Date: 15th century a person who lives in seclusion usually for religious reasons • anchoritic adjective • anchoritically adverb
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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 ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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- c.1433, "hermit, recluse, one who withdraws from the world for religious reasons" (especially those of the Eastern deserts), from M.L. anchorita, from Gk. anachorein "to retreat," from ana- "back" + chorein "withdraw, give place," from choros "place, space." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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