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–noun
a hermit or recluse, esp. one under a religious vow.
Origin:
1150–1200;
ME < LL
erēmīta
hermit
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er⋅e⋅mit⋅ic
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ɪk
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er⋅e⋅mit⋅i⋅cal,
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tɪʃ
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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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History
eremite
c.1200, learned form of
hermit
(q.v.), from Church L.
eremita.
Since mid-17c. in poetic or rhetorical use only, except in ref. to specific examples in early Church history.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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