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anchorite

/ˈæŋkəraɪt/

Traduzioni

anchoritenoun

anchorites

/ˈæŋkəraɪt/

The anchorite lived in solitude for many years.

Анахорет жил в уединении много лет.

Sinonimi

anchoriteadjective

more anchorite

Comp.

most anchorite

Super.

/ˈæŋkəraɪt/

/ˈæŋkəˌraɪt/

Used attributively to describe things relating to an anchorite or hermitic life; relatively rare compared with the adjective 'anchoritic'.

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.