anchoret

[ ang-ker-it, -kuh-ret ]

/ ˈæŋ kər ɪt, -kəˌrɛt /

noun

anchorite.

Origin of anchoret

1735–45; variant of anchorite, with final vowel directly reflecting Late Latin or Late Greek spelling

OTHER WORDS FROM anchoret

an·cho·ret·ic

[ang-kuh-ret-ik], /ˌæŋ kəˈrɛt ɪk/, adjectivean·cho·ret·ism, noun

Words nearby anchoret

anchor bolt, anchor buoy, anchor deck, anchor escapement, anchoress, anchoret, anchorette, anchor ice, anchorite, anchor light, anchorman

Example sentences from the Web for anchoret

Arsenius was a noble Roman who, at the end of the fourth century, retired to Egypt to live the life of an anchoret in the desert.
The Vision and Creed of Piers Ploughman, Volume II of II|William Langland
Ammona lived with three thousand brethren in such silence as though he was an anchoret.
Talkers|John Bate
No anchoret, indeed, could claim for himself much more apathy towards all such allurements than he did at that period.
Life of Lord Byron, Vol. I. (of VI.)|Thomas Moore
He was at this time evidently leading the life of an anchoret.
St. Bernard of Clairvaux's Life of St. Malachy of Armagh|H. J. Lawlor

But at Monkbarns, no anchoret could have made a more simple and scanty meal.
The Antiquary, Complete|Sir Walter Scott

单词	anchoret
释义	anchoret [ ang-ker-it, -kuh-ret ] / ˈæŋ kər ɪt, -kəˌrɛt / noun anchorite. Origin of anchoret 1735–45; variant of anchorite, with final vowel directly reflecting Late Latin or Late Greek spelling OTHER WORDS FROM anchoret an·cho·ret·ic [ang-kuh-ret-ik], /ˌæŋ kəˈrɛt ɪk/, adjectivean·cho·ret·ism, noun Words nearby anchoret anchor bolt, anchor buoy, anchor deck, anchor escapement, anchoress, anchoret, anchorette, anchor ice, anchorite, anchor light, anchorman Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for anchoret Arsenius was a noble Roman who, at the end of the fourth century, retired to Egypt to live the life of an anchoret in the desert. The Vision and Creed of Piers Ploughman, Volume II of II\|William Langland Ammona lived with three thousand brethren in such silence as though he was an anchoret. Talkers\|John Bate No anchoret, indeed, could claim for himself much more apathy towards all such allurements than he did at that period. Life of Lord Byron, Vol. I. (of VI.)\|Thomas Moore He was at this time evidently leading the life of an anchoret. St. Bernard of Clairvaux's Life of St. Malachy of Armagh\|H. J. Lawlor But at Monkbarns, no anchoret could have made a more simple and scanty meal. The Antiquary, Complete\|Sir Walter Scott
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