[ˈaŋkərʌɪt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a religious recluse


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: from medieval Latin anchorita (ecclesiastical Latin anchoreta), from ecclesiastical Greek anakhōrētēs, from anakhōrein ‘retire’, from ana- ‘back’ + khōra, khōr- ‘a place’