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anchoret

anchoret 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 anchoret

pluralanchorets

Words formed from anchoret

Questions about anchoret

What is anchoret the alternative spelling of?
Anchoret is the alternative spelling of anchorite.

Words near anchoret in the dictionary

  1. anchored
  2. anchorer
  3. anchorers
  4. anchoress
  5. anchoresses
  6. anchoret
  7. anchoreth
  8. anchoretic
  9. anchoretical
  10. anchoretically
  11. anchoretish

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