(n.) A female anchoret.

Albigensian Catharist Diogenes Franciscan Hieronymian Hieronymite Sabbatarian Timon of Athens Trappist Waldensian abstainer anchoress ascetic bedridden invalid bhikshu cloistered monk closet cynic dervish desert fathers desert saints eremite fakir flagellant hermit hermitess homebody invalid isolationist loner marabout mendicant outcast pariah pillar saint pillarist puritan recluse sannyasi seclusionist shut-in solitaire solitary solitudinarian stay-at-home stylite yogi yogin