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Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀναχωρητής (anakhōrētḗs).
Noun
anachōrīta m (genitive anachōrītae); first declension
- (Medieval Latin, Ecclesiastical Latin) Alternative form of anachōrēta: hermit, recluse, anchorite
Theodosius cum Archadio et Honorio regnant. Iohannes anachorita claruit.- Theodosius ruled with Arcadius and Honorius. John the Hermit became famous.
- (Annales Cambriae)
Declension
First-declension noun.