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eremite
[ er-uh-mahyt ]
noun
- a hermit or recluse, especially one under a religious vow.
eremite
/ ˈɛrɪˌmaɪt; ˈɛrɪmaɪˌtɪzəm; ˌɛrɪˈmɪtɪk /
noun
- a Christian hermit or recluse Compare coenobite
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Derived Forms
- eremitic, adjective
- eremitism, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms
- ··· [er-, uh, -, mit, -ik], e·i· ··· [er, -, uh, -mahy-tish], adjective
- ·i noun
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51Թ History and Origins
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of eremite1
C13: see hermit
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The film opens with a quote defining the word hermit, or eremite, as "a person who lives in seclusion from society."
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The word hermit derives from the Greek term eremite, meaning 'of the desert'.
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Friar Jordan, an Augustinian eremite, held a commission as inquisitor in both sections of Saxony.
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Man is no cave-bound eremite, But still an eager spy on Chance.
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Like the eremites of old he had been scourged into the desert by remorse and another passion, but time had done its work.
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