Definition
A person who withdraws from society to live in solitude, usually for religious reasons; a hermit or recluse.
Etymology
From Greek 'anachorein' (to withdraw, retire) + '-ete' (one who does). Related to 'anchorite,' both describing religious hermits.
Kelly Says
Anachorets were the original extreme athletes of asceticism—some lived in desert caves for decades, and their withdrawal from society actually sparked religious movements and inspired monasticism to develop more structured communities.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
መንፈስ ቅዱስ
men-fes qid-us
ARالعربية
رهبان منعزل
ra-hban man-i-za-l
BNবাংলা
বৌদ্ধ সাধু
bouddha sadhu
CACatalà
eremita
e-re-mi-ta
CSČeština
poustevník
pou-st-v-nik
DEDeutsch
Einsiedler
ein-zee-dler
ELΕλληνικά
συνάδελφος
si-na-del-fos
ESEspañol
eremita
e-re-mi-ta
GUGU
સંન્યાસી
san-nya-asi
HIहिन्दी
भिक्षु
bhi-k-shu
IDBahasa Indonesia
pertapa
per-ta-pa
ITItaliano
eremita
e-re-mi-ta
MRMR
वनाश्रमी
va-na-sh-ra-mee
MSBahasa Melayu
pertapa
per-ta-pa
NLNederlands
kluizenaar
klui-ze-naar
NONorsk
en hermit
en her-mit
PAPA
ਸੰਨ્યાਸੀ
san-nya-asi
PLPolski
pustynnik
pus-tyn-nik
PTPortuguês
eremita
e-re-mi-ta
RUРусский
отшельник
ot-she-lnik
SWKiswahili
mtakatifu
m-ta-ka-ti-fu
TAதமிழ்
சைவ சன்னியாசி
saiva san-ni-ya-asi
TEతెలుగు
బ్రాహ్మణుడు
brah-ma-nu-du
TLTL
tagapag-isa
ta-ga-pa-gis-a
TRTürkçe
tek başına yaşayan
tek ba-sha yaşa-yan
UKУкраїнська
відлюдник
vid-lyu-dnik
YOYO
ọmọ Ọlọrun
o-mo o-lo-run
ZUZU
umuntu omuhle
u-mu-ntu o-mu-hle