anchoret
[ ang-ker-it, -kuh-ret ]
noun
Origin of anchoret
11735–45; variant of anchorite, with final vowel directly reflecting Late Latin or Late Greek spelling
Other words from anchoret
- an·cho·ret·ic [ang-kuh-ret-ik], /ˌæŋ kəˈrɛt ɪk/, adjective
- an·cho·ret·ism, noun
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How to use anchoret in a sentence
Out of this unorganised anchoretism there grew, by the latter part of the third century, a crude form of group monasticism.
The Rise of the Mediaeval Church | Alexander Clarence FlickThe social and domestic vagaries of anchoretism assumed many forms.
The Rise of the Mediaeval Church | Alexander Clarence FlickAnchoretism gained but little foothold in the West because of climatic and ethnic differences.
The Rise of the Mediaeval Church | Alexander Clarence FlickAnthony (251-356), the "patriarch of the monks," was the real founder of anchoretism.
The Rise of the Mediaeval Church | Alexander Clarence Flick
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