eremite
[ er-uh-mahyt ]
/ ˈɛr əˌmaɪt /
noun
a hermit or recluse, especially one under a religious vow.
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Origin of eremite
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/, adjectiveer·e·mit·ism, nounWords nearby eremite
erector muscle of spine, Erector Set, E region, -erel, erelong, eremite, eremophilous, eremophyte, eremurus, Erenburg, erenow
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Derived forms of eremite
eremitic (ˌɛrɪˈmɪtɪk) or eremitical, adjectiveeremitism (ˈɛrɪmaɪˌtɪzəm), nounWord Origin for eremite
C13: see hermit
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