eremite
[ er-uh-mahyt ]
noun
a hermit or recluse, especially one under a religious vow.
Origin of eremite
11150–1200; Middle English <Late Latin erēmītahermit
Other words from eremite
- er·e·mit·ic [er-uh-mit-ik], /ˌɛr əˈmɪt ɪk/, er·e·mit·i·cal, er·e·mit·ish [er-uh-mahy-tish], /ˈɛr əˌmaɪ tɪʃ/, adjective
- er·e·mit·ism, noun
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How to use eremite in a sentence
His messengers have gone hither and thither, to the monasteries, the convents, and the eremitic colonies wherever accessible.
The Prince of India, Volume I | Lew. Wallace
British Dictionary definitions for eremite
eremite
/ (ˈɛrɪˌmaɪt) /
noun
a Christian hermit or recluse: Compare coenobite
Origin of eremite
1C13: see hermit
Derived forms of eremite
- eremitic (ˌɛrɪˈmɪtɪk) or eremitical, adjective
- eremitism (ˈɛrɪmaɪˌtɪzəm), noun
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