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anachorets

n. (plural of anachoret English)

Usage examples of "anachorets".

To the south of Alexandria, the mountain, and adjacent desert, of Nitria, were peopled by five thousand anachorets.

The fame of the apostles and martyrs was gradually eclipsed by these recent and popular Anachorets.

To the south of Alexandria, the mountain, and adjacent desert, of Nitria, were peopled by five thousand anachorets.

The fame of the apostles and martyrs was gradually eclipsed by these recent and popular Anachorets.