hermitage

[hur-mi-tij, er-mi-tahzh]

noun

1. the habitation of a hermit.

2. any secluded place of residence or habitation; retreat; hideaway.

3. (initial capital letter),  a palace in Leningrad built by Catherine II and now used as an art museum.

hermitage

¹

/ ˈhɜːmɪtɪdʒ /

noun

1. the abode of a hermit

2. any place where a person may live in seclusion; retreat

Hermitage

²

/ ˈhɜːmɪtɪdʒ /

noun

1. an art museum in St Petersburg, originally a palace built by Catherine the Great

Hermitage

³

/ ˈhɜːmɪtɪdʒ /

noun

1. a full-bodied red or white wine from the Rhône valley at Tain-l'Ermitage, in SE France

Word History and Origins

Origin of hermitage¹

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English, from Old French; hermit, eremite, -age

Example Sentences

Unless somebody at Google HQ has just made a fix, Google Maps will tell you incorrectly that the hermitage and lodge are beyond the road closure.

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If you crave a bite, climb the steps beyond the point and turn left, passing the hermitage gardens as you go toward Swami’s Cafe for an acai bowl.

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The hermitage was his summer hideaway, a place for monthslong vacations with family and friends.

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For its farewell, Olafsson played it more fluidly, but also with more confidence in the rightness of its hermitage.

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An L.A. artist whose work I want in every room of my home: My decor is very simple and minimal because I like my home to feel like a hermitage.

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