Meaning of Anchorite | Babel Free
ˈæŋ.kə(ˌ)ɹaɪtEquivalents
العربية
النّاسك
Čeština
poustevník
Ελληνικά
αναχωρητής
Suomi
anakoreetti
Français
anachorète
Gaeilge
ancaire
Gàidhlig
aonaran
Magyar
remete
Հայերեն
անապատական
Português
anacoreta
Svenska
eremit
Українська
затворник
Examples
“Oh, hang⟳ him? He's a very Anchorite—a young Hermit!”
“The household was diminished, and its expenses curtailed. There was a very blank anchorite repast when Pen dined from home: and he himself headed the remonstrance from the kitchen regarding the deteriorated quality of the Fairoaks beer.”
“The preposterous altruism too![…]Resist⟳ not evil. It is an insane immolation of self—as bad intrinsically as fakirs stabbing themselves or anchorites warping their spines in caves scarcely large enough for a fair-sized dog.”
““Haven't you been in love⟳ since you came to Paris?” “I haven't got time for that sort⟳ of nonsense. Life isn't long enough for love⟳ and art.” “Your appearance doesn't suggest⟳ the anchorite.””
“About 1150 some Palestinian anchorites adopted the eremitical rule⟳ of St. Basil, and spread⟳ throughout Palestine; when the Moslems captured the Holy Land⟳ these "Carmelites" migrated to Cyprus, Sicily, France, and England.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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