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ˈɛr əˌmaɪteremite

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. eremitenoun

    a Christian recluse

Wiktionary

  1. eremitenoun

    A hermit; a religious recluse, someone who lives alone.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. EREMITEnoun

    One who lives in a wilderness; one who lives in solitude; an hermit; a solitary.

    Etymology: eremita, Latin; ἔϱημος.

    Antonius the eremite findeth a fifth commodity not inferior to any of these four. Walter Raleigh, History of the World.

    And many more too long,
    Embryoes and idiots, eremites and friars,
    White, black, and grey, with all their trumpery. John Milton.

Wikipedia

  1. eremite

    A hermit, also known as an eremite (adjectival form: hermitic or eremitic) or solitary, is a person who lives in seclusion. Eremitism plays a role in a variety of religions.

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  1. eremite

    An eremite is a person who lives in solitude, especially for religious reasons; a hermit or recluse.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Eremitenoun

    a hermit

  2. Etymology: [See Hermit.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Eremite

    er′e-mīt, n. a recluse who lives apart, from religious motives: a hermit.—adjs. Eremit′ic, -al.—n. Er′emitism, state of being an eremite. [Late L.,—Gr. erēmos, desert.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of eremite in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of eremite in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3


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