Anchorite

['æŋkəraɪt]

解釋/意思:

(noun.) one retired from society for religious reasons.

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解釋/意思:

(n.) One who renounces the world and secludes himself, usually for religious reasons; a hermit; a recluse.

(n.) Same as Anchoret.

校對:朱莉娅

同義詞及近義詞：

n. Hermit, recluse, solitary, SOLITAIRE, anchoret, EREMITE.

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解釋/意思:

n. one who has withdrawn from the world especially for religious reasons: a hermit.—The form Anach′oret occurs in many books on church history for the recluses of the East in the early history of the church.—ns. Anch′or (Shak.) an anchorite—earlier still also an anchoress as in the book-title Ancren Riwle the 'Rule of Nuns;' Anch′orage the retreat of a hermit; Anch′oress a female anchorite: a nun—also Anc′ress Ank′ress Anch′oritess.—adjs. Anch′oretic -al.

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