anchoret — anchorite, anchoret n eremite, hermit, solitary, recluse, Islam. marabout, Islam. santon; anchoress, an cress, hermitess, Obs. hermitress, nun; troglodyte, cave dweller, incluse; stylite, pillarist, pillar saint; ascetic, celibate, monk, monastic … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
anchoret — noun see anchorite I * * * anchoretic /ang keuh ret ik/, adj. anchoretism, n. /ang keuhr it, keuh ret /, n. anchorite. [1735 45; var. of ANCHORITE, with final vowel directly reflecting LL or LGk sp.] * * * anchoret, etish vars. of … Useful english dictionary
anchoret — noun see anchorite … New Collegiate Dictionary
anchoret — anchoretic /ang keuh ret ik/, adj. anchoretism, n. /ang keuhr it, keuh ret /, n. anchorite. [1735 45; var. of ANCHORITE, with final vowel directly reflecting LL or LGk sp.] * * * … Universalium
anchoret — an·cho·ret || æŋkÉ™ret n. one who relinquishes material possessions and lives in solitude … English contemporary dictionary
anchoret — n. Hermit. See anchorite … New dictionary of synonyms
Anchoret — ancre (Middle English) ♦ A hermit, or recluse (L. anachoreta, one who has withdrawn from the world). (Davis, H.W. C. (ed.) Medieval England, 615) … Medieval glossary
anchoret — an·cho·ret … English syllables
anchoret — /ˈæŋkərɛt/ (say angkuhret), / rət/ (say ruht) noun → anchorite. {Late Latin anachōrēta (from Greek anachōrētēs a recluse) by association with obsolete anchor hermit (Old English ancora)} –anchoretic /æŋkəˈrɛtɪk/ (say angkuh retik), adjective …
anchoret — n. (fem. ♦ anchoress, ♦ ancress) hermit, ascetic. ♦ anchoritic(al), a … Dictionary of difficult words
