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Anchorite logo #10101) Anchoret 2) Ascetic 3) Eremite 4) Hermit 5) Loner
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Anchorite

Anchorite logo #10101) Christian term 2) Eremite 3) Hermit 4) Religious recluse
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Anchorite

Anchorite logo #21000 Anchorite or anchoret (female: anchoress; adj. anchoritic; from ἀναχωρητής, `one who has retired from the world`, from the verb ἀναχωρέω, anachōreō, signifying `to withdraw`, `to retire`) denotes someone who, for religious reasons, withdraws from secular society so as to be able to lead an intensely prayer-oriented, asc...
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anchorite logo #22641one withdrawn from the world for religious reasons
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Anchorite logo #21002• (n.) One who renounces the world and secludes himself, usually for religious reasons; a hermit; a recluse. • (n.) Same as Anchoret.
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anchorite logo #21003(from the article `hermit`) ...society, primarily for religious reasons, and lives in solitude. In Christianity the word (from Greek ermits, `living in the desert`) is used ... ...contribute to a sense of separation from the ordinary that facilitates the monk`s spiritual growth. Types of monasticism include the solitary—t...
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anchorite logo #20742A zinc-iron phosphate coating for iron and steel.
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anchorite logo #21115A zinc-iron phosphate coating for iron and steel
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Anchorite

Anchorite logo #22385An eremite or hermit in the medieval period who requests permission from the local pastor to be seal
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Anchorite logo #20972An'cho·rite noun Same as Anchoret .
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Anchorite

Anchorite logo #21217The Anchorite was a British A Class submarine of 1120 tons displacement launched in 1946 as the Amphion for service in the Pacific. The Anchorite was powered by diesel engines and electric motors providing a top speed of 19 knots surfaced and 8 knots submerged. She carried a complement of 60 and was armed with one 4 inch dual-purpose gun; one 20 mm...
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anchorite

anchorite logo #20400[n] - one retired from society for religious reasons
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anchorite logo #23421[Ivanhoe] one who renounces the world to live in seclusion
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anchorite logo #20974 noun one retired from society for religious reasons
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anchorite logo #21199a person who has retired to a solitary place for a life of religious seclusion; hermit.
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