anchoritic

Thân thiện

The monk lives an anchoritic life in a small stone cell.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Characterized by or relating to the life of an anchorite; resembling that of a hermit: Describes a way of living that is solitary, ascetic, and withdrawn from society, often for religious reasons.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The monk's anchoritic existence involved decades of prayer in a remote cell.
  • She found the anchoritic lifestyle of the desert saints both inspiring and daunting.

Advanced Usage

• Anchoritic solitude: A formal phrase emphasizing the solitary nature of such a life.
  • The poet sought a kind of anchoritic solitude to complete his masterpiece.

Variants and Related Words

• Anchorite (n): A person who lives in seclusion for religious reasons; a hermit.
  • The ancient anchorite was known for his wisdom.
• Eremitic (adj): A close synonym meaning "of or relating to a hermit."
  • The eremitic tradition is strong in that region.
• Hermitic (adj): Another synonym meaning "characterized by solitude or seclusion."
  • His hermitic withdrawal from public life was sudden.

Synonyms

• Reclusive: Preferring to live in isolation.
• Solitary: Done or lived alone.
• Ascetic: Characterized by severe self-discipline and abstention from indulgence.

Antonyms

• Gregarious: Fond of company; sociable.
• Communal: Shared by all members of a community.

Related Phrases

• To live an anchoritic life: To adopt a hermit-like existence.
  • After his retirement, he chose to live an anchoritic life in the mountains.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. characterized by ascetic solitude
   • the eremitic element in the life of a religious colony
   • his hermitic existence

Từ đồng nghĩa

• eremitic
• eremitical
• hermitic
• hermitical