anchorite
Derivation
- Greek: anachoreo, withdraw
Also known as
- anchoress
- anacoret
- anachoret
Profile
People who renounce the world in order to spend their lives alone in penance and prayer. Men are generally known as anchorites, women as anchoresses.
Additional Information
- Patrons of Anchorites
- Saints who were Anchorites
- Saints who were Anchoresses
- New Catholic Dictionary: Hermit
- New Catholic Dictionary: Monk
MLA Citation
- “anchorite”. New Catholic Dictionary. CatholicSaints.Info. 30 June 2009. Web. 2 May 2024. <>