Definition of anchoret Anchoret
an•cho•ret
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What does anchoret mean?
Wiktionary 
- anchoret (Noun)
Alternative spelling of anchorite.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- anchoret (n.)
Alt. of Anchorite
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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anchoret
ang′kor-et, Anchorite, ang′kor-īt, n. one who has withdrawn from the world, especially for religious reasons: a hermit.—The form Anach′oret occurs in many books on church history for the recluses of the East in the early history of the church.—ns. Anch′or (Shak.), an anchorite—earlier still also an anchoress, as in the book-title Ancren Riwle, the 'Rule of Nuns;' Anch′orage, the retreat of a hermit; Anch′oress, a female anchorite: a nun—also Anc′ress, Ank′ress, Anch′oritess.—adjs. Anch′oretic, -al. [Gr. anachōrētēs—ana, apart, chōrein, to go.]
