The Clue
Anchorite, e.g. (7 letter answer)
The Answer
ASCETIC
Tags
Notes
The answer ASCETIC is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1500 puzzles.
Related Clues
Austere
Loner
Monk
Hedonist's opposite
St. Francis of Assisi, for one
Mahatma Gandhi, for one
Monk, perhaps
Like some monks
St. Anthony was one
Definition
ASCETIC as a noun:
1. (abstainer, ascetic) = someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline
ASCETIC as an adjective:
1. (ascetic, ascetical) = pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic or the practice of rigorous self-discipline; "ascetic practices"
2. (ascetic, ascetical, austere, spartan) = practicing great self-denial; "Be systematically ascetic...do...something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it"- William James; "a desert nomad's austere life"; "a spartan diet"; "a spartan existence"