anchorite['aŋkərʌɪt]
nounhistoricala religious recluse.
Derivatives
anchoressnoun
anchoriticadjective
Origin
ME: from med. L.anchorita, from eccles. Gkanakhōrētēs, fromanakhōrein'retire'.
Thesaurusanchoritenoun(historical)HERMIT, recluse, ascetic;historicalstylite;archaiceremite.