anachorète

common noun

Syllable Decomposition

anachorète

borrowed 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

  • germangerman:Anachoret
  • englishenglish:anchorite
  • spanishspanish:anacoreta
  • dutchdutch:anachoreet
  • polishpolish:anachoreta

See also

anachorétisme (cn.) anachorétique (adj.)