an|cho|ret
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an|cho|ret|ic — «ANG kuh REHT ihk», adjective. = anchoritic. (Cf. ↑anchoritic) … Useful english dictionary
ret — abi·u·ret; amo·ret·to; aph·ae·ret·ic; ap·o·ret·ic; apy·ret·ic; ar·bo·ret; ar·ret; ar·sen·iu·ret·ted; ba·ret·ta; bar·ret; bar·ret·ter; be·ret; ber·ret·ti·no; bi·ret·ta; bi·u·ret; car·bu·ret·ant; car·bu·ret·or; ca·ret·ta; ca·ret·to·che·lyd·i·dae;… … English syllables
cho — ace·tyl·cho·line; ace·tyl·cho·lin·esterase; am·ni·o·cho·ri·on; an·cho·ress; an·cho·rit·ess; an·cho·rit·ic; an·cho·rit·ism; an·cho·veta; an·cho·vy; an·gi·o·cho·li·tis; an·ti·cho·lin·es·ter·ase; ar·cho·plasm; ar·cho·sau·ria; au·tar·cho·glos·sa;… … English syllables
anchoret — an·cho·ret … English syllables
anchoretic — an·cho·ret·ic … English syllables
ic — ot·ic; zo·ic; IC; ac·a·dem·ic; ac·ro·bat·ic; ac·ro·me·gal·ic; ac·ro·nar·cot·ic; acryl·ic; adon·ic; ae·ol·ic; aero·stat·ic; al·ca·ic; al·co·hol·ic; al·go·gen·ic; al·pha·nu·mer·ic; al·ta·ic; am·har·ic; am·o·rit·ic; an·al·pha·bet·ic; an·a·lyt·ic;… … English syllables
Anachoret — Ana|cho|ret 〈[ xo ] m. 16; frühchristl. Bez. für〉 Einsiedler [zu grch. anachorein „zurückweichen“] * * * Ana|cho|ret [anaço re:t , auch: …xo… , auch: …ko… ], der; en, en [lat. anachoreta < griech. anachōrēte̅̓s, eigtl. = zurückgezogen… … Universal-Lexikon
Anchoretic — An cho*ret ic, Anchoretical An cho*ret ic*al, a. [Cf. Gr. ?.] Pertaining to an anchoret or hermit; after the manner of an anchoret. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Anchoretical — Anchoretic An cho*ret ic, Anchoretical An cho*ret ic*al, a. [Cf. Gr. ?.] Pertaining to an anchoret or hermit; after the manner of an anchoret. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
anchorite — an•cho•rite [[t]ˈæŋ kəˌraɪt[/t]] also an•cho•ret [[t] kər ɪt, kəˌrɛt[/t]] n. rel a person who has retired to a solitary place for a life of religious seclusion; hermit • Etymology: 1400–50; b. ME ancre (OEancra, ancer) and ML anachōrīta < LGk… … From formal English to slang
