anchoret
/ˈæŋkərɪt/
noun
- A person who lives a solitary religious life, often confined to a small room or cell for prayer and meditation; a hermit.
- The anchoret's only contact with the outside world was through a small window in his wall.
- People traveled from far away to seek the wisdom of the old anchoret.
- The anchoret spent decades in his small cell, writing prayers and meditating.