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The term "anchorite" comes from the Greek word ''anachōrētēs'', meaning ''one who withdraws or leaves a place'' (as from a battle). This sounds similar to the Greek ''ánkura'', meaning 'hook or anchor'. In English the two terms blended, and the anchorite came to be referred to as the anchor, being physically anchored in place and serving as a spiritual anchor to the church where they lived as well as having withdrawn from the world.
The term "anchorite" comes from the Greek word ''anachōrētēs'', meaning ''one who withdraws or leaves a place'' (as from a battle). This sounds similar to the Greek ''ánkura'', meaning 'hook or anchor'. In English the two terms blended, and the anchorite came to be referred to as the anchor, being physically anchored in place and serving as a spiritual anchor to the church where they lived as well as having withdrawn from the world.
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