Definition of Anchoress

1. n. A female anchoret.

Definition of Anchoress

1. Noun. A female anchorite. A woman who chooses to withdraw from the world to live a solitary life of prayer and contemplation. ¹

2. Noun. (context: informal) an anchorwoman ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Anchoress

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Medical Definition of Anchoress

1. A female anchoret. "And there, a saintly anchoress, she dwelt." (Wordsworth) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Anchoress

anchor baby
anchor buoy
anchor chain
anchor ice
anchor light
anchor line
anchor pylon
anchor ring
anchor splint
anchorable
anchorage
anchorage dependence
anchorage ground
anchorages
anchored
anchoress (current term)
anchoresses
anchoret
anchoretism
anchorets
anchorhold
anchorin
anchoring
anchoring villus
anchorite
anchorites
anchoritess
anchoritesses
anchoritic
anchoritically

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