eremite

[ er-uh-mahyt ]
/ ˈɛr əˌmaɪt /
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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

Words nearby eremite

erector, erector muscle of hair, erector muscle of spine, erector set, erelong, eremite, eremophilous, eremophyte, eremurus, erenburg, erenow

Words related to eremitic

reticent, composed, serene, cautious, soft-spoken, taciturn, quiet, modest, distant, placid, peaceful, aloof, restrained, antisocial, cloistered, isolated, prim, retiring, shy, gentle

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.

    The Prince of India, Volume I |Lew. Wallace

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