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Anachoretic

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  1. 1
    Living in isolation.

    "Both the anachoretic and the missionary spirit were strong in the family of Penda; the former chiefly among the women, the latter among the men of the house: nearly all his children and grandchildren died in the odour of sanctity."

  2. 2
    Pertaining to anachoresis.

    "If a combination of micro-organisms is injected simultaneously, only one of the bacteria may be demonstrated in the anachoretic abscess."

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