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anchorite 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Noun
/ˈaNGkəˌrīt/,
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anchorites, plural; anchorets, plural;
  1. A religious recluse

  1. one retired from society for religious reasons
  2. (anchoritic) characterized by ascetic solitude; "the eremitic element in the life of a religious colony"; "his hermitic existence"
  3. Anchorite (male)/anchoress (female), (adj. anchoritic; from anachōreō, signifying "to withdraw", "to depart into the rural countryside"), denotes someone who, for religious reasons, withdraws from secular society so as to be able to lead an intensely prayer-oriented, ascetic and, circumstances ...
  4. The Anchorite (El anacoreta) is a 1976 Spanish drama film directed by Juan Estelrich. It was entered into the 27th Berlin International Film Festival where Fernando Fernán Gómez won the Silver Bear for Best Actor.
  5. (Gr. Anachoritis, "a departurer"). A solitary monk or hermit; an individual who withdraws from society and lives a solitary life of silence and prayer.
  6. man living as an enclosed hermit; also used for a woman instead of anchoress
  7. One who renounces the world and lives both a solitary and secluded life of prayer, penitence and meditation.
  8. a hermit; a recluse (see eremite)
  9. male hermit or religious recluse
  10. to lead the life of a hermit