They became known as anchorites, from the Greek a·na·kho·reʹo, meaning “I withdraw. ” One historian describes them as holding themselves aloof from their contemporaries.
एक इतिहासकार इनका वर्णन यूँ करता है, वे अपने समकालीन लोगों से अपने आपको दूर रखते थे ।