[ang-kuh-rahyt] 
| a person who has retired to a solitary place for a life of religious seclusion; hermit. |
s, equiv. to Gk anachōrē-, s. of anachōreîn to withdraw (ana- ana- + chōreîn to give way, v. deriv. of chôros space) + -tēs agent suffix; OE forms < OIr *ancharae < LL anachōrēta < LGk
[ang-kuh-rit-ik] , adjective [ang-kuh-rahy-tiz-uhm] , noun | an·cho·rite (āng'kə-rīt') n. A person who has retired into seclusion for religious reasons. [Middle English, from Medieval Latin anchōrīta, from Late Latin anachōrēta, from Late Greek anakhōrētēs, from anakhōrein, to retire : ana-, ana- + khōrein, to make room for, withdraw (from khōros, place; see ghē- in Indo-European roots).] an'cho·rit'ic (-rĭt'ĭk) adj. |