eremite
[ er-uh-mahyt ]
/ ˈɛr əˌmaɪt /
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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, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
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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.
The Prince of India, Volume I|Lew. Wallace
British Dictionary definitions for eremite
Derived forms of eremite
eremitic (ˌɛrɪˈmɪtɪk) or eremitical, adjectiveeremitism (ˈɛrɪmaɪˌtɪzəm), nounWord Origin for eremite
C13: see hermit
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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