Defn: A female anchoret.
And there, a saintly anchoress, she dwelt. Wordsworth.
ANCHORET; ANCHORITE
An"cho*ret, An"cho*rite, n. Etym: [F. anachorète, L. anachoreta, fr.
Gr. ha to leave. Cf. Anchor a hermit.]
Defn: One who renounces the world and secludes himself, usually for religious reasons; a hermit; a recluse. [Written by some authors anachoret.] Our Savior himself . . . did not choose an anchorite's or a monastic life, but a social and affable way of conversing with mortals. Boyle.
ANCHORETIC; ANCHORETICAL
An`cho*ret"ic, An`cho*ret"ic*al, a. Etym: [Cf. Gr.
Defn: Pertaining to an anchoret or hermit; after the manner of an anchoret.
ANCHORETISH
An"cho*ret`ish, a.
Defn: Hermitlike.
ANCHORETISM
An"cho*ret*ism, n.
Defn: The practice or mode of life of an anchoret.
ANCHOR-HOLD
An"chor-hold`, n.