Oh, hang him? He's a very Anchorite—a young Hermit!
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Anchorite
/ˈæŋ.kə(ˌ)ɹaɪt/
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desert fathersdesert saintsdiogeneseremitefakirflagellantfranciscanhermithermitesshieronymianhieronymitehomebodyinvalid
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isolationistlonermaraboutmendicantmisanthropeoutcastpariahpillar saintpillaristpuritanreclusesabbatariansannyasiseclusionistshut inshut-insolitairesolitarysolitudinarianstay-at-home
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3 entriescell anchoritefemale anchoritenonreligious recluse
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6 entriesanchorite cellanchorite lifeanchorite retreatchurch anchoritemedieval anchoritemonastic anchorite
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The household was diminished, and its expenses curtailed. There was a very blank anchorite repast when Pen dined from home: and he himself headed the remonstrance from the kitchen regarding the deteriorated quality of the Fairoaks beer.
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The preposterous altruism too![…]Resist not evil. It is an insane immolation of self—as bad intrinsically as fakirs stabbing themselves or anchorites warping their spines in caves scarcely large enough for a fair-sized dog.
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“Haven't you been in love since you came to Paris?” “I haven't got time for that sort of nonsense. Life isn't long enough for love and art.” “Your appearance doesn't suggest the anchorite.”
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