anchoret Meaning, Definition & Usage

An"cho*ret, An"cho*rite noun (Also<

• Anchoret
• Anchorite

)

Etymology

F. anachorète, L. anachoreta, fr. Gr. , fr. to go back, retire; + to give place, retire, place; perh. akin to Skr. ha to leave. Cf. Anchor a hermit.

Definitions

1. 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.