Anchoret

ang′kor-et, Anchorite , ang′kor-īt, n. one who has withdrawn from the world, especially for religious reasons: a hermit.—The form Anach′oret occurs in many books on church history for the recluses of the East in the early history of the church.— ns. Anch′or ( Shak. ), an anchorite—earlier still also an anchore , as in the book-title Ancren Riwle , the 'Rule of Nuns;' Anch′orage , the retreat of a hermit; Anch′ore , a female anchorite: a nun—also Anc′re , Ank′re , Anch′orite .— adjs. Anch′oretic , -al . [Gr. anachōrētēs — ana , apart, chōrein , to go.]