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anachorite

anachorite 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 anachorite

pluralanachorites

Questions about anachorite

What is anachorite the alternative spelling of?
Anachorite is the alternative spelling of anchorite.

Words near anachorite in the dictionary

  1. anachoretic
  2. anachorets
  3. anachoric
  4. anachorism
  5. anachorisms
  6. anachorite
  7. anachorites
  8. anachronic
  9. anachronical
  10. anachronically
  11. anachronies

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