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Definition of Anchoretism

Anchoretism
Anchoretism An"cho*ret*ism, n. The practice or mode of life of an anchoret.

Meaning of Anchoretism from wikipedia

- anchorite in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. In Christianity, an anchorite or anc****t (female: anc****ss; from Ancient Gr**** ἀναχωρέω (anakhōréō) 'I withdraw...
- Desert Fathers do attest to it. In Egypt, the terms more often used are anc****tism (Gr. ἀναχώρησις, "withdrawal, retreat"), and anchorite (Gr. ἀναχωρητής...
- I.—Hermits and Pilgrims. [...] II.—Origin of Monks. The hermits and anc****ts, as they were called, were held in high esteem, and thousands of pilgrims...
- Cistercian Publications. ISBN 978-0879079598. "Saint John the Dwarf, Anc****t of Scete. September 15. Rev. Alban Butler. 1866. Volume IX: September....
- with the grace of God in an extraordinary manner, he lived the life of an anc****t for many years, and after having been renowned for glorious miracles, went...
- Jucundus     485   Bishop of Bologna Vindemialis     485   Calogerus ("the Anc****t")     486   Censurius     486   Bishop of Auxerre Cannatus     487   Bishop...
- hermit, John the Blind. This experience later enabled him to promote anc****tism. Eventually he became abbot of Valaam. After 37 years there, he was transferred...
- Retrieved 17 March 2018. Butler, Alban. "St. Macarius, of Alexandria, Anc****t", The Lives of the Saints. 1866 This article incorporates text from this...
- place where Judas Iscariot hanged himself. "In Egypt, St. Onuphrius, an anc****t, who for sixty years led a religious life in the desert, and renowned for...
- subject as it was to the powerful. Thus was born the Eastern-style anc****tism, in the West where hermits considered themselves freed from all bonds...