All anchorite synonyms
an·cho·rite
A a noun anchorite
- recluse — a person who lives in seclusion or apart from society, often for religious meditation.
- priest — a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- abbot — An abbot is the monk who is in charge of the other monks in a monastery or abbey.
- friar — Roman Catholic Church. a member of a religious order, especially the mendicant orders of Franciscans, Dominicans, Carmelites, and Augustinians.
- sister — a female offspring having both parents in common with another offspring; female sibling.
- solitary — alone; without companions; unattended: a solitary passer-by.
- misanthrope — a comedy (1666) by Molière.
- skeptic — a person who questions the validity or authenticity of something purporting to be factual.
- ascetic — An ascetic person has a way of life that is simple and strict, usually because of their religious beliefs.
- solitaire — Also called patience. any of various games played by one person with one or more regular 52-card packs, part or all of which are usually dealt out according to a given pattern, the object being to arrange the cards in a predetermined manner.
- stylite — one of a class of solitary ascetics who lived on the top of high pillars or columns.
- cenobite — a member of a religious order living in a monastery or convent
- brother — Your brother is a boy or a man who has the same parents as you.
- religious — of, relating to, or concerned with religion: a religious holiday.
- monastic — of or relating to monasteries: a monastic library.
- hermit — a person who has withdrawn to a solitary place for a life of religious seclusion.
- vestal — of or relating to the goddess Vesta.
- prioress — a woman holding a position corresponding to that of a prior, sometimes ranking next below an abbess.
- postulant — a candidate, especially for admission into a religious order.
- abbess — An abbess is the nun who is in charge of the other nuns in a convent.
- monk — (James) Arthur ("Art") born 1957, U.S. football player.
- nun — the 25th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- troglodyte — a prehistoric cave dweller.
- mother superior — the head of a Christian religious community for women.
- canoness — a woman belonging to any one of several religious orders and living under a rule but not under a vow