what is an anchorite
anchorite, An anchorite or anchoret (female: anchoress; adj. anchoritic; from , anachÅrÄtá¸s, one who has retired from the world, from the verb , anachÅrÃ©Å, signifying to withdraw, to retire) is someone who, for religious reasons, withdraws from secular society so as to be able to lead an intensely prayer-oriented, ascetic, andâcircumstances permittingâEucharist-focused life.