Definitions for hermitage
ˈhɜr mɪ tɪdʒher·mitage

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hermitagenoun

   the abode of a hermit

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. hermitagenoun

   A house or dwelling where a hermit lives.

2. hermitagenoun

   A place or period of seclusion.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hermitagenoun

   The cell or habitation of a hermit.

   Etymology: hermitage, French.

   By that painful way they pass
   Forth to an hill, that was both steep and high;
   On top whereof a sacred chapel was,
   And eke a little hermitage thereby. Fairy Queen, b. i.

   Go with speed
   To some forlorn and naked hermitage,
   Remote from all the pleasures of the world. William Shakespeare.

   And may at last my weary age
   Find out the peaceful hermitage,
   The hairy gown and mossy cell,
   Where I may sit and rightly spell
   Of every star that heav’n doth shew,
   And ev’ry herb that sips the dew. John Milton.

   About two leagues from Fribourg we went to see a hermitage: it lies in the prettiest solitude imaginable, among woods and rocks. Joseph Addison, on Italy.

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1. hermitage

   Hermitage refers to a dwelling or settlement, often secluded, where a person (such as a hermit) lives in solitude, typically for religious discipline or meditation. It can also refer to the lifestyle of living in solitude and seclusion from society. The term is also used to refer to certain types of buildings such as monasteries or churches. In a broader context, it can denote a place of retreat or residence with a sense of tranquility or privacy.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hermitagenoun

   the habitation of a hermit; a secluded residence

2. Hermitagenoun

   a celebrated French wine, both white and red, of the Department of Drome

3. Etymology: [OE. hermitage, ermitage, F. hermitage, ermitage. See Hermit.]

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1. Hermitage

   Although today's meaning is usually a place where a hermit lives in seclusion from the world, hermitage was more commonly used to mean a settlement where a person or a group of people lived religiously, in seclusion.

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1. geheimrat

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of hermitage in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of hermitage in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of hermitage in a Sentence

1. British Museum:

   The British Museum is a museum of the world, for the world and nothing demonstrates this more than the loan of a Parthenon sculpture to the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg to celebrate its 250th anniversary.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=hermitage
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Hermitage
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=hermitage
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hermitage
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=hermitage