Anachoreta

Japanese: anachoreta
Anachoreta

...a monk who lives a solitary life and seeks union with God and perfection. Also called anachoreta. In Christianity, its origins appear in the early 3rd century in the wilderness and deserts of Egypt, Palestine, and Syria, and examples can be found in Antoninus.

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Japanese:

…神との一致と完徳を求める孤独生活の修道士。独住修士anachoretaともいう。キリスト教においてその起源は3世紀初めエジプト,パレスティナ,シリアの荒野や砂漠に現れ,その例はアントニウスに見られる。…

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