anchoritic

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adjective

Of or pertaining to an anchorite.

Similar
eremiticeremiticalhermitichermiticalunworldly
OriginEnglish anchorite ← Latin anchōrēta ← Ancient Greek ἀναχωρητής (anakhōrētḗs) →
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Meanings

adjectiveanchoritic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to an anchorite.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivecharacterized by ascetic solitude

Similar
eremiticeremiticalhermitichermiticalunworldly
Also see
eremitichermitichermiticalunworldly

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂en-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*aná
  3. Ancient Greekᾰ̓νᾰ́ (ănắ)
  4. Ancient Greekἀνα- (ana-)
  5. Ancient Greekχῶρος (khôros)
  6. Ancient Greekχωρέω (khōréō)
  7. Ancient Greekἀνᾰχωρέω (anăkhōréō)
  8. Ancient Greekἀναχωρητής (anakhōrētḗs)
  9. Latinanachōrēta
  10. Latinanchōrēta
  11. Englishanchorite
  12. Englishanchoritic

From anchorite + -ic.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

anchoritic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anchoritic

MLA

“anchoritic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anchoritic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anchoritic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anchoritic.

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