eremite

[ er-uh-mahyt ]

noun

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

eremite

/ ˈɛrɪˌmaɪt; ˈɛrɪmaɪˌtɪzəm; ˌɛrɪˈmɪtɪk /

noun

1. a Christian hermit or recluse Compare coenobite

Derived Forms

• eremitic, adjective
• eremitism, noun

Other Words From

• 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of eremite¹

1150–1200; Middle English < Late Latin erēmīta hermit

Word History and Origins

Origin of eremite¹

C13: see hermit

Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

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

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Related Words

• abbot
• friar
• priest