- an·cho·rite
- /ˈæŋkəˌraıt/ noun, pl -rites [count]: a religious person who lives apart from other people
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an|cho|rite — «ANG kuh ryt», noun. 1. a person who lives alone in a solitary place for religious meditation. 2. a hermit. SYNONYM(S): recluse. ╂[< Medieval Latin anachorita, alteration of Late Latin anachōrēta anchoret] … Useful english dictionary
Miyajima-cho — Miyajima chō Miyajima chô (宮島町) Pays Japon Région Chūgoku … Wikipédia en Français
Miyajima-chô — Miyajima chō Miyajima chô (宮島町) Pays Japon Région Chūgoku … Wikipédia en Français
Miyajima-chō — Miyajima (宮島町, Miyajima chō?, lit. bourg de l île sanctuaire) était un bourg situé sur l île d Itsukushima (aussi nommée Miyajima), dans la mer intérieure de Seto (Setonaikai), préfecture d Hiroshima, région de Chūgoku, dans l ouest du Japon. Il… … Wikipédia en Français
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
anachoret — Anchoret An cho*ret, Anchorite An cho*rite, n. [F. anachor[ e]te, L. anachoreta, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to go back, retire; ? + ? to give place, retire, ? place; perh. akin to Skr. h[=a] to leave. Cf. {Anchor} a hermit.] One who renounces the world and … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Anchoret — An cho*ret, Anchorite An cho*rite, n. [F. anachor[ e]te, L. anachoreta, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to go back, retire; ? + ? to give place, retire, ? place; perh. akin to Skr. h[=a] to leave. Cf. {Anchor} a hermit.] One who renounces the world and secludes … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Anchorite — Anchoret An cho*ret, Anchorite An cho*rite, n. [F. anachor[ e]te, L. anachoreta, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to go back, retire; ? + ? to give place, retire, ? place; perh. akin to Skr. h[=a] to leave. Cf. {Anchor} a hermit.] One who renounces the world and … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Anchorite — An cho*rite, n. Same as {Anchoret}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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