eremite

[ er-uh-mahyt ]
/ ˈɛr əˌmaɪt /

noun

a hermit or recluse, especially one under a religious vow.

Origin of eremite

1150–1200; Middle English < Late Latin erēmīta hermit

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

Example sentences from the Web for eremitic

  • His messengers have gone hither and thither, to the monasteries, the convents, and the eremitic colonies wherever accessible.

British Dictionary definitions for eremitic

eremite
/ (ˈɛrɪˌmaɪt) /

noun

a Christian hermit or recluse Compare coenobite

Derived forms of eremite

eremitic (ˌɛrɪˈmɪtɪk) or eremitical, adjective eremitism (ˈɛrɪmaɪˌtɪzəm), noun

Word Origin for eremite

C13: see hermit