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Can you really explain the difference? Subtle nuances of English words
Hermit vs. Anchorite A hermit retires from society to live alone in the wilderness. An anchorite retires from society to live in an enclosed cell attached to a church. One lives apart. The other, w…
It’s worth noting that during an anchorite’s walling-in ceremony, a bishop or local priest would read them their funeral rites: They were to be considered “dead to the world.” Walking in Circles Labyrinths have served a variety of ritual and religious purposes over the millennia, from traps for evil spirits, to burial grounds, to crucibles of personal transformation and symbols of the path to salvation. Verdict Greek namesakes notwithstanding, there remains a meaningful difference between a forking navigational game that’s riddled with dead ends and a winding hypnotic track that isn’t.
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