Lore Lucid Lexicon anchorite
from Greek ana- "toward" + khōrein "give space" / khōros "place, space, free space, room"
from Medieval Latin anchorita
Late Latin anchoreta
from Greek anakhorētēs
According to Merriam-Webster, the term "anchor" was being used for spiritual hermits about 450 years before "anchorite" came into common use in our language. The reclusive "anchor" and "anchorite" are both derived from the Late Latin anachoreta, which, in turn, can be traced to the Greek anakhorein, meaning "to withdraw, to retreat" or anakhorētēs "one who has retired/retreated" (from society or the world).
The lucid explanation would be "one who has left society as to live life according to their ankh and gy".
| ~☉~ | lucid definition; added layer of lucidity, or aethereal context |
| ⚜ | classic definition |
| ☣ | artificium definition; usually words which have undergone a warped evolution, or a complete perversion of the original sense |
