Definitions for ANCHORITE
ˈæŋ kəˌraɪt; -kər ɪt, -kəˌrɛtan·chorite

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. anchorite, hermitnoun

   one retired from society for religious reasons

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. anchoritenoun

   One who lives in isolation or seclusion, especially for religious reasons.

2. Etymology: From ἀναχωρητής, from ἀναχωρέω, via anachoreta.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Anchoret, Anchoritenoun

   A recluse; a hermit; one that retires to the more severe duties of religion.

   Etymology: contracted from anachoret, ἀναχωϱητης.

   His poetry indeed he took along with him; but he made that an anchorite as well as himself. Thomas Sprat.

   You describe so well your hermitical state of life, that none of the ancient anchorites could go beyond you, for a cave in a rock, with a fine spring, or any of the accommodations that befit a solitary life. Alexander Pope, Letters.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Anchorite

   In Christianity, an anchorite or anchoret (female: anchoress) is someone who, for religious reasons, withdraws from secular society so as to be able to lead an intensely prayer-oriented, ascetic, or Eucharist-focused life. While anchorites are frequently considered to be a type of hermit, unlike hermits they were required to take a vow of stability of place, opting for permanent enclosure in cells often attached to churches. Also unlike hermits, anchorites were subject to a religious rite of consecration that closely resembled the funeral rite, following which they would be considered dead to the world, a type of living saint. Anchorites had a certain autonomy, as they did not answer to any ecclesiastical authority other than the bishop.The anchoritic life is one of the earliest forms of Christian monasticism. In the Catholic Church, eremitic life is one of the forms of the Consecrated life. In medieval England, the earliest recorded anchorites existed in the 11th century. Their highest number—around 200 anchorites—were recorded in the 13th century.From the 12th to the 16th centuries, female anchorites consistently outnumbered their male counterparts, sometimes by as many as four to one (in the 13th century), dropping eventually to two to one (in the 15th century). The sex of a high number of anchorites, however, is not recorded for these periods.Between 1536 and 1539, the dissolution of the monasteries ordered by Henry VIII of England effectively brought the anchorite tradition to an end.

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1. anchorite

   An anchorite is a religious recluse who chooses to live in seclusion, often in solitude, for religious reasons. The term often refers to Christians in the ancient and medieval eras who chose to isolate themselves from society to concentrate on prayer and spiritual growth. This form of religious life is known as anchoritic life or anchoritism.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Anchoritenoun

   one who renounces the world and secludes himself, usually for religious reasons; a hermit; a recluse

2. Anchoritenoun

   same as Anchoret

3. Etymology: [F. anachorte, L. anachoreta, fr. Gr. , fr. to go back, retire; + to give place, retire, place; perh. akin to Skr. h to leave. Cf. Anchor a hermit.]

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1. Anchorite

   Anchorite or anchoret denotes someone who, for religious reasons, withdraws from secular society so as to be able to lead an intensely prayer-oriented, ascetic, and—circumstances permitting—Eucharist-focused life. As a result, anchorites are usually considered to be a type of religious hermit, although there are distinctions in their historical development and theology. The anchoritic life is one of the earliest forms of Christian monastic living. Popularly it is perhaps best known from the surviving archeological and literary evidence of its existence in medieval England. In the Roman Catholic Church today it is one of the "Other Forms of Consecrated Life" and governed by the same norms as the consecrated eremitic life.

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Anagrams for ANCHORITE »

1. antechoir

2. hectorian

3. heatronic

How to pronounce ANCHORITE?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of ANCHORITE in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of ANCHORITE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=ANCHORITE
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Anchorite
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=ANCHORITE
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anchorite
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ANCHORITE
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=ANCHORITE