Definitions for recluse
ˈrɛk lus, rɪˈklusrecluse

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hermit, recluse, solitary, solitudinarian, troglodyteadjective

   one who lives in solitude

2. recluse, reclusive, withdrawnadjective

   withdrawn from society; seeking solitude

   "lived an unsocial reclusive life"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. reclusenoun

   A person who lives in self-imposed isolation or seclusion from the world, especially for religious purposes; a hermit.

2. reclusenoun

   The place where a recluse dwells; a place of isolation or seclusion.

3. reclusenoun

   A brown recluse spider.

4. recluseverb

   To shut; to seclude.

5. recluseadjective

   (now rare) Sequestered; secluded, isolated.

6. recluseadjective

   (now rare) Hidden, secret.

7. Etymology: From reclus, past participle of reclure, from recludere, present active infinitive of recludo, from re- + claudo.

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

1. Recluseadjective

   Shut up; retired.

   Etymology: reclus, Fr. reclusus, Lat.

   This must be the inference of a mere contemplative; a recluse that converses only with his own meditations. D. of P.

   The nymphs
   Melissan, sacred and recluse to Ceres,
   Pour streams select, and purity of waters. Matthew Prior.

   I all the live long day
   Consume in meditation deep, recluse from human converse. Philips.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Recluse

   A recluse is a person who lives in voluntary seclusion from the public and society. The word is from the Latin recludere, which means "shut up" or "sequester". Historically, the word referred to a Christian hermit's total isolation from the world, with examples including Symeon of Trier, who lived within the great Roman gate Porta Nigra with permission from the Archbishop of Trier, or Theophan the Recluse, the 19th-century Orthodox Christian monk who was later glorified as a saint. Many celebrated figures of human history have spent significant portions of their lives as recluses.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. recluse

   A recluse is a person who chooses to live alone and deliberately avoids contact with other people. They often prefer solitude and minimize social interaction, living in seclusion or isolated areas.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Recluseadjective

   shut up; sequestered; retired from the world or from public notice; solitary; living apart; as, a recluse monk or hermit; a recluse life

2. Recluseadjective

   a person who lives in seclusion from intercourse with the world, as a hermit or monk; specifically, one of a class of secluded devotees who live in single cells, usually attached to monasteries

3. Recluseadjective

   the place where a recluse dwells

4. Recluseverb

   to shut up; to seclude

5. Etymology: [F. reclus, LL. reclusus. See Recluse, a.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Recluse

   A recluse is a person who lives in voluntary seclusion from the public and society. The word is from the Latin recludere, which means "shut up" or "sequester." Historically, the word referred to a hermit's total isolation from the world. Examples are Symeon of Trier, who lived within the great Roman gate Porta Nigra, having gained permission from the Archbishop of Trier, or the 19th-century Russian monk, glorified as a saint by the Russian Orthodox Church, Theophan the Recluse.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Recluse

   rē-klōōs′, adj. secluded: retired: solitary.—n. one shut up or secluded: one who lives retired from the world: a religious devotee living in a single cell, generally attached to a monastery.—adv. Recluse′ly, in retirement or seclusion from society.—ns. Recluse′ness, seclusion from society: retirement; Reclu′sion, religious retirement or seclusion: the life of a recluse.—adj. Reclu′sive (Shak.), affording retirement or seclusion.—n. Reclu′sory, a recluse's cell. [Fr.,—L. reclusus, pa.p. of recludĕre, to open, shut away—re-, away, claudĕre, to shut.]

Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Recluse

   From the Latin reclusus, shut up; one who voluntarily cuts himself off from communion with his fellow-men, a solitary.

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1. luceres

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of recluse in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of recluse in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of recluse in a Sentence

1. Victoria Owen:

   All they said was, ‘Yeah, sorry to hear about that.’ They sprayed and that didn’t really help our situation, we even took three brown recluse spiders to them. We told them at that moment we wanted out.

2. Bob Uecker:

   He said, ‘ You need to go to the hospital. That’s a brown recluse spider bite. That’s bad, ’ he knew right away.

3. Rick Laude:

   Let me be very clear, he and I were not friends, you will not find anyone in my neighborhood who will claim to be a friend of his. He was just a legitimate recluse.

4. Morten Harket:

   I have always been a recluse really and to bring me out in the open like that is not easy, i think it has a lot of good things to it.

5. Margaret Fuller:

   Essays, entitled critical, are epistles addressed to the public, through which the mind of the recluse relieves itself of its impressions.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=recluse
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Recluse
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=recluse
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recluse
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recluse
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=recluse
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=recluse
9. ^ Etymology and Origins
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=recluse