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anchorite

(aŋ′kə rīt′)

noun

a person who lives alone and apart from society for religious meditation; hermit; recluse

Origin: ME < OFr anachorete < LL(Ec)anachoreta < LGr anachōrētēs, one retired < Gr anachōrein < ana-, back + chōrein, to retire < IE base *ĝhē-, ĝhēi, leave behind, go

Related Forms:

anchoritic adjective or anchoretic

See anchorite in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A person who has retired into seclusion for religious reasons.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Medieval Latin anchōrīta

Origin: , from Late Latin anachōrēta

Origin: , from Late Greek anakhōrētēs

Origin: , from anakhōrein, to retire

Origin: : ana-, ana-

Origin: + khōrein, to make room for, withdraw (from khōros, place; see ghē- in Indo-European roots)

Related Forms:

anˌcho·ritˈic (-rĭtˈĭk) adjective

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