anchoret

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A form of anchorite — One who lives in isolation or seclusion, especially for religious reasons; hermit.

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Meanings

nounanchoret (plural anchorets)

plural anchorets

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of anchorite.

    "... or if they preferred spending a penitential evening, they might turn down yonder wild glade, which would bring them to the hermitage of Copmanhurst, where a pious anchoret would make them sharers for the night of the shelter of his roof and the benefit of his prayers."

    1819, Walter Scott, Ivanhoe

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
caloyerhermitlonerreclusesolitarysullen
Cite this entry
APA

anchoret. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anchoret

MLA

“anchoret.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anchoret. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anchoret,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anchoret.

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