anachorète
common noun
Syllable Decomposition
anachorèteborrowed from ecclesiastical Latin anachoreta "hermit, recluse", in turn borrowed from ecclesiastical Greek ἀναχωρητής, anakhōrētḗs (same meaning), derived from ἀναχωρεῖν, anakhōreîn "to withdraw", from Greek ἀνά, ana ("apart") and χωρέω khoreō ("I go").
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Translations
german:Anachoret
english:anchorite
spanish:anacoreta
dutch:anachoreet
polish:anachoreta
See also
anachorétisme (cn.) anachorétique (adj.)