Meanings
nounanchorism (usually uncountable, plural anchorisms)
plural anchorisms
- archaicuncountableusuallyThe manner or disposition of an anchorite; anchoritism; hermitism; reclusion.
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Origin
From anchor (“anchorite”) + -ism.
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APA
anchorism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anchorism
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“anchorism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anchorism. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anchorism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anchorism.
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