[er-uh-mahyt] 
| a hermit or recluse, esp. one under a religious vow. |
[er-uh-mit-ik] , er⋅e⋅mit⋅i⋅cal, er⋅e⋅mit⋅ish [er-uh-mahy-tish] , adjective | er·e·mite (âr'ə-mīt') n. A recluse or hermit, especially a religious recluse. [Middle English, from Late Latin erēmīta; see hermit.] er'e·mit'ic (-mĭt'ĭk), er'e·mit'i·cal adj. |
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