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anchorite

an·cho·rite [ ángkər rt ] (plural an·cho·rites)


noun 
Definition:
 
religious recluse: somebody who lives a reclusive life of prayer

[15th century. Via medieval Latin anc(h)orita< ecclesiastical Greek anakhōrētēs< Greek anakhōrein "withdraw" < ana- "away" + khōrein "move"]
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