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anachorete

anachorete 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 anachorete

pluralanachoretes

Questions about anachorete

What is anachorete the alternative spelling of?
Anachorete is the alternative spelling of anchorite.

Words near anachorete in the dictionary

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

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