anachoreta — meaning in English

English meaning

• anchorite noun A person who lives alone, cut off from others, usually for religious reasons.
• hermit noun A person who lives alone, away from other people, often by choice.

Senses

anachoreta is used for these senses in English:

• anchorite One who lives in isolation or seclusion, especially for religious reasons; hermit.
• hermit A religious recluse; someone who lives alone for religious reasons; an eremite.

hermit — full definition

1. noun A person who lives alone, away from other people, often by choice.
2. noun A small creature that lives inside a borrowed shell, i.e. a hermit crab.

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