hermitage
noun
the habitation of a hermit.
hermitages
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pluralof hermitage.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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These ascetics attracted followers, and as a result monasteries and hermitages flourished in less hospitable areas.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
Lizz Pickard of Colorado is staying at one of the hermitages at Solas Bride this week, the latest of several visits.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 1, 2023
His companions were genuine lay brothers, able to lead him through the marshes and waterways to isolated hermitages and priories, where he would be able to plan his next moves.
From BBC ● Dec. 26, 2020
In 1925, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, Turkey’s first president, closed all the orders and hermitages as part of his secularization policies.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 11, 2019
A tempest of revolt swept over the hermitages of Umbria.
From Life of St. Francis of Assisi by Louise Seymour Houghton
