Glossary of theological terms. John T. Ford. 2014.
Eremitic — Er e*mit ic, Eremitical Er e*mit ic*al, a. Of or pertaining to an eremite; hermitical; living in solitude. An eremitical life in the woods. Fuller. The eremitic instinct. Lowell. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
eremitic — adjective 1. of or relating to or befitting eremites or their practices of hermitic living eremitic austerities • Syn: ↑eremitical • Ant: ↑cenobitic • Pertains to noun: ↑eremite (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Consecrated life (Catholic Church) — St Benedict of Nursia (c. 480 543), who wrote the leading religious rule for monastic living, evokes the Christian roots of Europe , says Pope Benedict XVI. In the Roman Catholic Church, the term consecrated life denotes a stable form of… … Wikipedia
Consecrated life — The consecrated life in the Christian tradition, especially the Roman Catholic Church,[1] but also the Anglican Church and to some extent other Christian denominations, is, as the Roman Catholic Code of Canon Law states: a stable form of living… … Wikipedia
Religious Life — • Overview and evangelical ideas on what makes up religious life Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Religious Life Religious Life … Catholic encyclopedia
Contemplative Life — • A life ordered in view of contemplation; a way of living especially adapted to lead to and facilitate contemplation, while it excludes all other preoccupations and intents Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Contemplative Life … Catholic encyclopedia
Hermit — A hermit (from the Greek anachōreō , signifying to withdraw , to depart into the country outside the circumvallated city ), recluse and solitary . However, it is important to retain a clear distinction between the vocation of hermits and that of… … Wikipedia
Hermits — • Also called anchorites, men who fled the society of their fellow men to dwell alone in retirement Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Hermits Hermits … Catholic encyclopedia
Anchorite — (male)/anchoress (female), (adj. anchoritic; from the Greek polytonic|ἀναχωρέω anachōreō, signifying to withdraw , to depart into the rural countryside ), denotes someone who, for religious reasons, withdraws from secular society so as to be able … Wikipedia
Monastery — of St. Nilus on Stolbnyi Island in Lake Seliger near Ostashkov, Russia, ca. 1910 … Wikipedia
