anachoreta

== Latin == === Alternative forms === anachōrīta anchōrēta === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἀναχωρητής (anakhōrētḗs). === Noun === anachōrēta m (genitive anachōrētae); first declension hermit, recluse, anchorite ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun. ==== Related terms ==== anachōrēticus ==== Descendants ==== === References === “anachoreta”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “anachoreta”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. == Polish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin anachōrēta, from Ancient Greek ἀναχωρητής (anakhōrētḗs). First attested in 1579. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.na.xɔˈrɛ.ta/ Rhymes: -ɛta Syllabification: a‧na‧cho‧re‧ta === Noun === anachoreta m pers (literary, religion) anchorite, eremite, hermit (religious recluse; someone who lives alone for religious reasons) Synonyms: eremita, pustelnik prowadzić życie anachorety ― to lead/live the life of an anchorite ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === anachoreta in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN anachoreta in Polish dictionaries at PWN Barbara Rykiel-Kempf (18.09.2007), “ANACHORETA”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century] Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814), “anachoreta”, in Słownik języka polskiego Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861), “anachoreta”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861 J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “anachoreta”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 33