eremite

[er-uh-mahyt]

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noun

a hermit or recluse, especially one under a religious vow.

Origin of eremite

1150–1200; Middle English < Late Latin erēmīta hermit

Related formser·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, noun

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Related Words for eremite

priest, abbot, friar, hermit, recluse, solitary, cenobite, brother, ascetic, religious, monastic, eremite, anchorite, monk, nun, solitaire, troglodyte, misanthrope, skeptic, stylite

Examples from the Web for eremite

Historical Examples of eremite

For does not the eremite through his art of prayer and devotion, seek an ideal?
The Book of Khalid
Ameen Rihani
The order of scholars has ceased to be mendicant, vagabond, and eremite.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 83, September, 1864
Various
By degrees the eremite ought to increase the severity of these penances.
The History of Antiquity, Volume IV (of 6)
Max Duncker
The highest object of the eremite was meditation, absorption in Brahman.
The History of Antiquity, Volume IV (of 6)
Max Duncker
The profession of the eremite was not without its jealousies.
The Great North Road: London to York
Charles G. Harper

British Dictionary definitions for eremite

eremite

noun

a Christian hermit or recluseCompare coenobite

Derived Formseremitic (ˌɛrɪˈmɪtɪk) or eremitical, adjectiveeremitism (ˈɛrɪmaɪˌtɪzəm), noun

Word Origin for eremite

C13: see hermit

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Word Origin and History for eremite

c.1200, learned form of hermit (q.v.), from Church Latin eremita. Since mid-17c. in poetic or rhetorical use only, except in reference to specific examples in early Church history. Related: Eremitic; eremitical.