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anchorite

UK
/ˈæŋkəraɪt/
US
/ˈæŋkəraɪt/

Translations

anchoritenoun
anchorites
pl
UK
/ˈæŋkəraɪt/
US
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anachorèteReligieux retiré du monde dans une cellule pour mener une vie de prière et de solitude.
The anchorite lived in a small cell attached to the church, dedicating his life to prayer and meditation.
L’anachorète vivait dans une petite cellule attenante à l’église et consacrait sa vie à la prière et à la méditation.
Additional translations
ermiteSens plus général, moins précis que « anachorète ».
Synonyms
hermit
recluse
ascetic
solitary
eremite
anchoriteadjective
more anchorite
Comp.
most anchorite
Super.
UK
/ˈæŋkəraɪt/
US
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Used attributively to describe things relating to an anchorite or hermitic life; relatively rare compared with the adjective 'anchoritic'.
anachorétiqueQui est propre à l’anachorète ou à la vie d’ermite.
She adopted an anchorite lifestyle, rarely leaving her isolated cabin.
Elle adopta un mode de vie anachorétique, quittant rarement sa cabane isolée.
Additional translations
érémitiquePlus courant dans un registre général ou littéraire.

Definitions

anchoritenoun
A person who has retired to a solitary place for a life of religious seclusion; a hermit.
The anchorite lived in a small cell attached to the church, dedicating his life to prayer and meditation.
Historically, a religious recluse enclosed in a cell (anchorhold) contiguous to a church, devoted to prayer and contemplation.
In the Middle Ages, an anchorite might spend decades walled into a small chamber next to the parish church.
anchoriteadjective
Relating to or characteristic of an anchorite; hermitic.
She adopted an anchorite lifestyle, rarely leaving her isolated cabin.
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