hermit
noun
a person who has withdrawn to a solitary place for a life of religious seclusion.
hermitic
-
a word derived from
hermit.
Example Sentences
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Or will the hermitic habits learned in the pandemic’s early phase continue to influence our shopping, making this growth even faster?
From New York Times ● Jul. 13, 2022
Moving cross-country can be difficult for even the most seasoned human travelers, so I understand why you’re worried about putting your otherwise hermitic kitty through the experience.
From Slate ● Mar. 14, 2019
Last year, the hermitic R&B star sent a new album, “Blonde,” to the tippy-top of the charts, but chose not to submit it for Grammy consideration.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 13, 2017
Jade Angeles Fitton fell into a hermitic existence, working from home in a remote Devon village, after years working in London.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 8, 2016
David Stern will continue to guide the league’s fortunes from his hermitic kingdom in the mountains of Canada, healthy and alive on a steady diet of Tim Duncan’s immortal blood marrow.
From The Verge ● Aug. 19, 2014
