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Definition: ANCHORET

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. An alternative spelling for "Anchorite": One who renounces the world and secludes himself, usually for religious reasons; a hermit; a recluse.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Anchoret" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1773. (references)

Definition: ANCHORET

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. An alternative spelling for "Anchorite": One who renounces the world and secludes himself, usually for religious reasons; a hermit; a recluse.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "ANCHORET" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1773. (references)