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Anchorite vs Stylite - What's the difference?

anchorite | stylite |

As nouns the difference between anchorite and stylite

is that anchorite is one who lives in isolation or seclusion, especially for religious reasons while stylite is a Christian ascetic in ancient times who lived alone on top of a tall pillar.

anchorite

English

(hermit)

Alternative forms

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Noun

(en noun)
  • One who lives in isolation or seclusion, especially for religious reasons.
  • * , chapter=16
  • , title= The Mirror and the Lamp , passage=The preposterous altruism too!
  • * 1950 , (Will Durant), The Age of Faith , Simon and Schuster, page 792.
  • About 1150 some Palestinian anchorites adopted the eremitical rule of St. Basil, and spread throughout Palestine; when the Moslems captured the Holy Land these "Carmelites" migrated to Cyprus, Sicily, France, and England.

    Synonyms

    *eremite *hermit *recluse

    References

    * page in Portuguese Wikipedia * A definition in Spanish

    Anagrams

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    stylite

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Christianity, historical) A Christian ascetic in ancient times who lived alone on top of a tall pillar.
  • * 1997 , (John Julius Norwich), A Short History of Byzantium , Penguin 1998, p. 53:
  • *:Daniel, the famous stylite of the city, actually descended from his pillar for the first time in fifteen years, terrifying Basiliscus into the withdrawal of his edict.
  • *2009 , (Diarmaid MacCulloch), A History of Christianity , Penguin 2010, p. 208:
  • *:Stylites often became major players in Church politics, shouting down their theological pronouncements from their little elevated balconies to the expectant crowds below, or giving personalized advice to those favoured enough to climb the ladder and join them on their platform.
  • Derived terms

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