anchorite

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Turkish - Turkish
Hıristiyan dininde, dünya hayatından el çekmiş çilekeşlere verilen ad
English - English
One who lives in isolation or seclusion, especially for religious reasons

About 1150 some Palestinian anchorites adopted the eremitical rule of St. Basil, and spread throughout Palestine; when the Moslems captured the Holy Land these Carmelites migrated to Cyprus, Sicily, France, and England.

{n} a hermit, a recluse
His/her withdrawal from the world
(Gr Anachoritis, "a departurer") A solitary monk or hermit; an individual who withdraws from society and lives a solitary life of silence and prayer
One who renounces the world and lives both a solitary and secluded life of prayer, penitence and meditation
man living as an enclosed hermit; also used for a woman instead of anchoress
one retired from society for religious reasons
Same as Anchoret
One who renounces the world and secludes himself, usually for religious reasons; a hermit; a recluse
{i} one who relinquishes material possessions and lives in solitude, one who lives apart from people for religious reasons
An anchorite
anchoret
anchorites
plural of anchorite
anchorite

    Hyphenation

    an·cho·rite

    Pronunciation

    Etymology

    () From Ancient Greek ἀναχωρητής (anakhōrētēs, “anchoret”), from ἀναχωρέω (anakhōreō, “I withdraw, retire”), via Latin anachorēta (“anchorite”).
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