anchorite

C2+ Topic:People & Society

US /ˈæŋkəˌraɪt/ UK /ˈæŋkəraɪt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
a person who lives in seclusion for religious reasons; a hermit

The anchorite spent forty years in a cell beside the church.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a person who lives in... hermit recluse eremite anchoret solitary ascetic

Word family

Derived forms anchoriticanchoritism

Related forms anchoretanchoressanchorhold

Etymology

From Late Latin anachoreta, from Ancient Greek anakhoretes ('one who has retired'), from anakhorein ('to withdraw'), from ana- ('back') + khorein ('to give way, retire').

anakhoretes Ancient Greek anakhorein Ancient Greek khorein Ancient Greek

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# anchorite

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈæŋkəˌraɪt/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈæŋkəraɪt/

## Meanings
1. a person who lives in seclusion for religious reasons; a hermit

## Examples
- The anchorite spent forty years in a cell beside the church.

## Synonyms
- hermit
- recluse
- eremite
- anchoret
- solitary
- ascetic

## Derived Forms
- anchoritic
- anchoritism

## Related Forms
- anchoret
- anchoress
- anchorhold

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: anakhoretes
- Root: anakhorein
- Root: khorein

## Etymology
From Late Latin anachoreta, from Ancient Greek anakhoretes ('one who has retired'), from anakhorein ('to withdraw'), from ana- ('back') + khorein ('to give way, retire').

## AI Etymology
Anchorite comes from Late Latin anachoreta, from Ancient Greek anakhoretes ('one who has retired'), from anakhorein ('to withdraw'), from ana- ('back') + khorein ('to give way, retire'). The historical trail runs through Ancient Greek anakhoretes, Ancient Greek anakhorein and Ancient Greek khorein. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. In modern use it means a person who lives in seclusion for religious reasons; a hermit. Derived formations include anchoritic, anchoritism; related forms include anchoret, anchoress, anchorhold.

## Topics
- People & Society

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