hermitage

[ hur-mi-tij or for 3, er-mi-tahzh ]

/ ˈhɜr mɪ tɪdʒ or for 3, ˌɛr mɪˈtɑʒ /

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noun

the habitation of a hermit.

any secluded place of residence or habitation; retreat; hideaway.

(initial capital letter) a palace in Leningrad built by Catherine II and now used as an art museum.

Origin of hermitage

1250–1300; Middle English < Old French. See hermit, -age

Words nearby hermitage

hermit, hermit crab, hermit kingdom, hermit of st. augustine, hermit thrush, hermitage, hermite, hermitian conjugate, hermitian matrix, hermod, hermon

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Then Gilkes immersed himself in the Old Masters at the Hermitage in St. Petersburg.

William, Kate, and Jay Z’s Favorite Art Star: Alexander Gilkes' World of Rock Stars and Royalty |Tim Teeman |December 10, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
What were the terms of the loan—did the Hermitage pay and if not, why not?

Britain Has Lost Its Marbles: Elgin Loan Will Appease Putin |Geoffrey Robertson |December 5, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
And let us be sure, also, that the Picasso goes back to the Hermitage Museum.

Putin’s World Cup Picasso ‘Bribe’ |Tunku Varadarajan |December 1, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Next to them is the hermitage, a small garden and cottage built into the cave wall.

Swiss Town: Have Cave, Want (Social and Outgoing) Hermit |Nina Strochlic |May 9, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Historically, the position has usually been held by priests of the hermitage, but now civilian hermits may apply.

Swiss Town: Have Cave, Want (Social and Outgoing) Hermit |Nina Strochlic |May 9, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Yes, Im just back from the Hermitage, to-night only, from three days in the forest with Merivale.

The Angel of Pain |E. F. Benson
He confessed him; and being satisfied of his innocence, conveyed him upon his shoulders to his hermitage.

Mediaeval Tales |Various
She reaches the first turning towards the Hermitage, walking slowly—he is not there.

Adam Bede |George Eliot
Instead of being a hermitage it seemed a paradise, a fairy kingdom, the castle of a knight's tale!

Ted and the Telephone |Sara Ware Bassett
Let us now return to the Hermitage, and the quiet lives of those who dwelt there.

Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) |Charles James Lever

British Dictionary definitions for hermitage (1 of 3)

hermitage

/ (ˈhɜːmɪtɪdʒ) /

noun

the abode of a hermit

any place where a person may live in seclusion; retreat

British Dictionary definitions for hermitage (2 of 3)

Hermitage ¹

/ (ˈhɜːmɪtɪdʒ) /

noun

the Hermitage an art museum in St Petersburg, originally a palace built by Catherine the Great

British Dictionary definitions for hermitage (3 of 3)

Hermitage ²

/ (ˈhɜːmɪtɪdʒ) /

noun

a full-bodied red or white wine from the Rhône valley at Tain-l'Ermitage, in SE France

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