eremite

[ er-uh-mahyt ]
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noun
  1. a hermit or recluse, especially one under a religious vow.

Origin of eremite

1
1150–1200; Middle English <Late Latin erēmītahermit

Other words from eremite

  • er·e·mit·ic [er-uh-mit-ik], /ˌɛr əˈmɪt ɪk/, er·e·mit·i·cal, er·e·mit·ish [er-uh-mahy-tish], /ˈɛr əˌmaɪ tɪʃ/, adjective
  • er·e·mit·ism, noun

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How to use eremite in a sentence

  • His messengers have gone hither and thither, to the monasteries, the convents, and the eremitic colonies wherever accessible.

British Dictionary definitions for eremite

eremite

/ (ˈɛrɪˌmaɪt) /


noun
  1. a Christian hermit or recluse: Compare coenobite

Origin of eremite

1
C13: see hermit

Derived forms of eremite

  • eremitic (ˌɛrɪˈmɪtɪk) or eremitical, adjective
  • eremitism (ˈɛrɪmaɪˌtɪzəm), noun

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