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anachoret

anachoret is the alternative spelling of anchorite.

Meaning of anchorite

Noun

anchorite (plural anchorites)

  1. One who lives in isolation or seclusion, especially for religious reasons; hermit.
    • Oh, hang him? He's a very Anchorite—a young Hermit!1777, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, The School for Scandal, IV.iii

Forms of anachoret

pluralanachorets

Questions about anachoret

What is anachoret the alternative spelling of?
Anachoret is the alternative spelling of anchorite.

Words near anachoret in the dictionary

  1. anacetrapib
  2. anacharis
  3. anachitis
  4. anachoreses
  5. anachoresis
  6. anachoret
  7. anachorete
  8. anachoretes
  9. anachoretic
  10. anachorets
  11. anachoric

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