The Routledge Companion to Historical Studies and Christian Monasticism Terminology

• Anchoritic — An outdated or regional phonetic and spelling variant for the standard term 'anacoretic' (anachoritic), meaning pertaining to anchorites or their hermit lifestyle. In a structural and ecclesiastical sense, it qualifies a lifestyle, cell, monastic order, or mentality based on harsh isolation, self-imposed solitude, and deep religious asceticism away from the community.