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

hermitage

²

/ ˈhɜːmɪtɪdʒ /

noun

1. the abode of a hermit
2. any place where a person may live in seclusion; retreat

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

This doesn’t mean total hermitage at a time when the economy is desperately in need of participation.

From Time

Then Gilkes immersed himself in the Old Masters at the Hermitage in St. Petersburg.

From The Daily Beast

What were the terms of the loan—did the Hermitage pay and if not, why not?

From The Daily Beast

And let us be sure, also, that the Picasso goes back to the Hermitage Museum.

From The Daily Beast

About a mile from the community of Solothurn, the Verena Gorge Hermitage is known to have existed since 1613.

From The Daily Beast

Next to them is the hermitage, a small garden and cottage built into the cave wall.

From The Daily Beast

Buried, no doubt, in some garret hermitage or studio, they emerge thus weekly to greet silently the passing world.

From Project Gutenberg

Near the town is a curious ancient hermitage cave, in the sandstone.

From Project Gutenberg

About three hundred feet above the monastery is the old Hermitage—the Celle—now an hotel.

From Project Gutenberg

For a time he retired to a hermitage on a headland by Arcachon, where miracles were quickly ascribed to him.

From Project Gutenberg

Another tradition is, that a subterraneous passage once led from the hermitage to the priory, near the site of the present church.

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