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Anchorite

🔄 Synonyms of "Anchorite"

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Word	Definition
hermitnoun	A recluse; someone who lives alone and shuns human companionship.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Anchorite"

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Word	Definition
hermitnoun	A recluse; someone who lives alone and shuns human companionship.
reclusenoun	A person who lives in self-imposed isolation or seclusion from the world, especially for religious purposes; a hermit.
solitariannoun	(obsolete) A hermit; one who is solitary.
asceticnoun	One who is devoted to the practice of self-denial, either through seclusion or stringent abstinence.
monasticistnoun	(rare) One who practices monasticism; a monastic.
cloisterismnoun	A cloistered attitude or policy; a tendency to isolate oneself from others and their needs and problems.
asceticistnoun	A person of ascetic principles.
isolationistnoun	One who advocates or supports isolationism.
apanthropynoun	A dislike of human company; love of solitude.
hikikomorinoun	(uncountable) A Japanese phenomenon whereby a person becomes a recluse from society, typically remaining isolated in a single room at home for a very long period.
seclusionistnoun	One who supports seclusionism.
apanthropianoun	Alternative form of apanthropy. [A dislike of human company; love of solitude.]
retreatantnoun	(religion) a participant in a religious or similar retreat
iconoclastnoun	(by extension) One who attacks cherished beliefs; a maverick.
antiascetic	Opposing asceticism.
retreatistnoun	One who supports or advocates retreatism.
come-outernoun	One who abandons or withdraws from an established religion, opinion, custom, creed, etc.
ostracizernoun	One who ostracizes.
hermetistnoun	Alternative form of hermeticist. [A hermetic philosopher; an adherent of hermeticism.]
hermeticistnoun	A hermetic philosopher; an adherent of hermeticism.