anchoret
Americannoun
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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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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
Sometimes the pair rose up to sing, Surrounded by a holy ring, Where seated on the grass had met Full many a musing anchoret.
From The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Griffith, Ralph T. H. (Ralph Thomas Hotchkin)
There were some awkward conditions attached to the basis of my aerial structures; for example, I must have unbroken tranquillity like that of an anchoret.
From Curiosities of Impecuniosity by Somerville, H. G.
And many a time in sport I prayed To seek with thee the greenwood shade, For O, my heart on this is set, To follow thee, dear anchoret.
From The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Griffith, Ralph T. H. (Ralph Thomas Hotchkin)
No anchoret, indeed, could claim for himself much more apathy towards all such allurements than he did at that period.
From Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 1 With His Letters and Journals by Moore, Thomas
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