Definition of anchorite

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Anchorite (n.) One who renounces the world and secludes himself, usually for religious reasons; a hermit; a recluse..

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Anchoritess :: Anchoritess (n.) An anchoress.
Culdee :: Culdee (n.) One of a class of anchorites who lived in various parts of Scotland, Ireland, and Wales..
Anchorite :: Anchorite (n.) Same as Anchoret.
Stylo- :: Stylite (n.) One of a sect of anchorites in the early church, who lived on the tops of pillars for the exercise of their patience; -- called also pillarist and pillar saint..
Laura :: Laura (n.) A number of hermitages or cells in the same neighborhood occupied by anchorites who were under the same superior.
Anchorite :: Anchorite (n.) One who renounces the world and secludes himself, usually for religious reasons; a hermit; a recluse..
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