an anchorite or hermit
A religious trek is also called a pilgrimage.
The Torah is the book of law in the Jewish religion and included in the Old Testament of the Bible.
They were called missions in the early California history. Today they have Ashrams.
The religious group was called puritan because they were supposed to be "pure." They had very strict rules about religion and did not let their people change religions. In a way, they were somewhat...
Theocracy