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eremite

[ er-uh-mahyt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

eremite

/ ˌɛrɪˈmɪtɪk; ˈɛrɪmaɪˌtɪzəm; ˈɛrɪˌmaɪt /

er·e·mit·ic [er-, uh, -, mit, -ik], ere·miti·cal er·e·mit·ish [er, -, uh, -mahy-tish], adjective
ere·mitism noun

Origin of eremite¹

1150–1200; Middle English < Late Latin erēmīta hermit

Origin of eremite¹

C13: see hermit

Zwilling, a young Augustinian Eremite, added his fiery denunciations.

The Eremite attracted her attention to a patch of cresses on the opposite bank of the stream.

The young Eremite prepared his bed of moss, beneath the oak, exceedingly content with the reception which the Elf had given him.

But the many questionable pages on this curious subject of the eremite, what are we to do with them?

By degrees the eremite ought to increase the severity of these penances.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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