anchoritic

anchoritic
adjective see anchorite

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  • anchoritic — adjective Of or pertaining to an anchorite …   Wiktionary

  • anchoritic — adj. living a life of religious seclusion …   English contemporary dictionary

  • anchoritic — an·cho·rit·ic …   English syllables

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  • Anchorite — (male)/anchoress (female), (adj. anchoritic; from the Greek polytonic|ἀναχωρέω anachōreō, signifying to withdraw , to depart into the rural countryside ), denotes someone who, for religious reasons, withdraws from secular society so as to be able …   Wikipedia

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  • Ancrene Wisse — (Ancrene Riwle) (ca. 1190–1220)    Ancrene Wisse, also known as Rule for a Recluse and Guide for Anchoresses, is a 13th century text, produced ca. 1190–1220 C.E. It is written in vernacular prose in the West Midlands dialect that Tolkien… …   Encyclopedia of medieval literature

  • St. Hilarion —     St. Hilarion     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Hilarion     Founder of anchoritic life in Palestine; born at Tabatha, south of Gaza, Palestine, about 291; died in the island of Cyprus about 371. The chief source of information regarding him… …   Catholic encyclopedia

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