also anchoret noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin anchorita, alteration of Late Latin anachoreta, from Late Greek anachōrētēs, from Greek anachōrein to withdraw, from ana- + chōrein to make room, from chōros place
Date: 15th century
a person who lives in seclusion usually for religious reasons, anchoritic adjective anchoritically adverb
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