Usually means: Withdrawal from society for religious reasons.
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  1. anchoritism: Merriam-Webster
  2. anchoritism: Dictionary.com
  3. anchoritism: TheFreeDictionary.com
  4. anchoritism: Merriam-Webster
  5. anchoritism: Wiktionary

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noun:  The practices of an anchorite.

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