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noun
1.
a person who has withdrawn to a solitary place for a life of religious seclusion.
2.
any person living in seclusion; recluse.
3.
Zoology. an animal of solitary habits.
4.
Ornithology. any of numerous hummingbirds of the genera Glaucis and Phaethornis, having curved bills and dull-colored rather than iridescent plumage.
5.
EXPANDa spiced molasses cookie often containing raisins or nuts.
6.
COLLAPSEObsolete. a beadsman.
Origin:
1175–1225; Middle English ermite, hermite, heremite < Old French < Late Latin erēmīta < Greek erēmītḗs living in a desert, equivalent to erḗm(ia) desert (derivative of erêmos desolate) + -ītēs -ite1
1175–1225; Middle English ermite, hermite, heremite < Old French < Late Latin erēmīta < Greek erēmītḗs living in a desert, equivalent to erḗm(ia) desert (derivative of erêmos desolate) + -ītēs -ite1
Related forms
her·mit·ic, her·mit·i·cal, her·mit·ish, adjective
her·mit·i·cal·ly, adverb
her·mit·like, adjective
her·mit·ry, her·mit·ship, noun
un·her·mit·ic, adjective
EXPANDSynonyms
1. eremite, monastic, anchorite, cenobite.
1. eremite, monastic, anchorite, cenobite.
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Hermit
is always a great word to know.
So is reptile. Does it mean:
| phylum of worms with bilateral symmetry and soft, usually flattened bodies |
| cold-blooded vertebrate such as turtles, snakes, lizards, crocodilians, amphisbaenians and tuatara |
Example Sentences
- The new aquarium will also contain a touch-tide pool, where children can pick up hermit crabs and starfish.
- Probably the reason why hermit monks tend to be happier than the rest of us.
- Some anemones piggyback on the shells of hermit crabs.
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Word Origin & History
hermit
1130, from O.Fr. (h)eremite, from L.L. ermita, from Gk. eremites, lit. "person of the desert," from eremia "desert, solitude," from eremos "uninhabited." The hermit crab (1735) was so called for its solitary habits.
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