Anchorite

n.

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Same as Anchoret.

Noun

1.

anchorite - one retired from society for religious reasons Synonyms: hermit

Albigensian, Catharist, Diogenes, Franciscan, Hieronymian, Hieronymite, Sabbatarian, Timon of Athens, Trappist, Waldensian, abstainer, anchoress, ascetic, bedridden invalid, bhikshu, cloistered monk, closet cynic, dervish, desert fathers, desert saints, eremite, fakir, flagellant, hermit, hermitess, homebody, invalid, isolationist, loner, marabout, mendicant, outcast, pariah, pillar saint, pillarist, puritan, recluse, sannyasi, seclusionist, shut-in, solitaire, solitary, solitudinarian, stay-at-home, stylite, yogi, yogin