anchorite
anchorite
(Greek: anachoreo, withdraw)
Men who renounce the world in order to spend their lives alone in penance and prayer; women are known as anchoresses. See also:
hermit
patrons of hermits
New Catholic Dictionary
Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology
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(Greek: anachoreo, withdraw)
Men who renounce the world in order to spend their lives alone in penance and prayer; women are known as anchoresses. See also:
hermit
patrons of hermits
New Catholic Dictionary