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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Anachorete, Anachoritenoun

    A monk, who, with the leave of his superiour, leaves the convent for a more austere and solitary life.

    Etymology: ἀναχωϱήτης.

    Yet lies not love dead here, but here doth sit,
    Vow’d to this trench, like an anachorite. John Donne.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of anachorete in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of anachorete in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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