anchoresses

variants or ancresses
plural of anchoress

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anchoresses
Noun
  • At some point, a pair of politically active nuns started hanging out at the Nash home, eventually leaving their formal nun habits, cast off as part of their activism, at the house.
    Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • As a young religious, Bishop-elect Lombardo did missionary work in Bolivia and Honduras.
    Laura Rodríguez Presa, chicagotribune.com, 11 Sep. 2020
Noun
  • Instructors are on hand to teach novices.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
  • For seasoned cooks and kitchen novices, cookbook author and nutritionist Robin Miller takes it back to basics with great, family-friendly recipes worth making over and over again.
    Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • While some conservative clerics still frown upon women taking part in beauty pageants, many others in the Muslim community have been supportive of Hashwi.
    Niraj Warikoo, Freep.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • The novelty of clerics at Davos signals a deeper realignment.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2025
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“Anchoresses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anchoresses. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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