hermit
noun
a person who has withdrawn to a solitary place for a life of religious seclusion.
hermits
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pluralof hermit.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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There are no desert hermits in our tradition, only moms and dads tending home fires.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 11, 2025
There, some chose to dwell in solitude as hermits while others chose to build monasteries and live as part of communities of the faithful.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
Nature lovers aren’t all hermits, hermits aren’t necessarily survivalists, and survivalists don’t have to be terrorists, and they certainly aren’t all intellectuals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 16, 2022
While nurses, doctors and other essential workers have become heroes, we have turned into hermits.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 24, 2020
To the desert go prophets and hermits; through deserts go pil-grims and exiles.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
