anchoress
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anchoress¹
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From Middle English ankres, ankerisse, anchoryse; equivalent to anchor + -ess.
noun anchoresses · anchress
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A female anchorite. A woman who chooses to withdraw from the world to live a solitary life of prayer and contemplation.
… and advises the anchoresses to take on the basic religious vows …
Similar: anchoritess
anchoress²
noun anchoresses
- An anchorwoman. Williams was co-hosting in place of Katie Couric, a move some have speculated was meant to deprive the possible next anchoress of the CBS Evening News the prime time exposure.
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noun female anchorite
| Français | anachorétesse |
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Talk about this word "anchoress." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/anchoress. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. anchoress. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/anchoress "anchoress." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/anchoress.Cite this
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title = {anchoress},
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