solitudinarian
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of solitudinarian
First recorded in 1685–95; solitudin(ous) ( def. ) + -arian
Example Sentences
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O Coenobite, O coenobite, Monastical gregarian, You differ from the anchorite, That solitudinarian: With vollied prayers you wound Old Nick; With dropping shots he makes him sick.
From The Devil's Dictionary by Bierce, Ambrose
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