ANCHORITE
anchorite, hermit
(noun) one retired from society for religious reasons
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
anchorite (plural anchorites)
One who lives in isolation or seclusion, especially for religious reasons.
Synonyms: eremite, hermit, recluse
Anagrams
• antechoir, heatronic
Source: Wiktionary
An"cho*ret, An"cho*rite, n. Etym: [F. anachorète, L. anachoreta, fr.
Gr. ha to leave. Cf. Anchor a hermit.]
Definition: One who renounces the world and secludes himself, usually for
religious reasons; a hermit; a recluse. [Written by some authors
anachoret.]
Our Savior himself . . . did not choose an anchorite's or a monastic
life, but a social and affable way of conversing with mortals. Boyle.
An"cho*rite, n.
Definition: Same as Anchoret.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition