anchoret
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of anchoret
1735–45; variant of anchorite, with final vowel directly reflecting Late Latin or Late Greek spelling
Example Sentences
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His plump cheeks, no less than his well-filled waistcoat, showed that the Rev. Mr. Rimmon was no anchoret.
From Gordon Keith by Page, Thomas Nelson
Oft had sweet pastime wearied her, and yet Fain would she match in toil the anchoret.
From The Birth of the War-God A Poem by Kalidasa by Kalidasa
The inhabitants flocked from the coast to hear the lessons of divine wisdom which the holy anchoret gave with a heavenly unction which penetrated their hearts.
From The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March by Butler, Alban
Ammona lived with three thousand brethren in such silence as though he was an anchoret.
From Talkers With Illustrations by Bate, John
But at Monkbarns, no anchoret could have made a more simple and scanty meal.
From The Antiquary — Volume 02 by Scott, Walter, Sir
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