Definitions for eremitism
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
er•e•miteˈɛr əˌmaɪt(n.)
a hermit or recluse, esp. one under a religious vow.
Origin of eremite:
1150–1200; ME < LL erēmītahermit
er′e•mit`ism(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
eremitism(noun)
monasticism characterized by solitude in which the social dimension of life is sacrificed to the primacy of religious experience
Wiktionary
eremitism(Noun)
The state of being a hermit; seclusion from society.
Webster Dictionary
Eremitism(noun)
the state of a hermit; a living in seclusion from social life
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