Eremite
/ˈɛɹ.əˌmaɪt/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A hermit; a religious recluse, someone who lives alone.
- 2 a Christian recluse wordnet
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Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin, Late Latin eremita, from Ancient Greek ἐρημίτης (erēmítēs), from ἐρῆμος (erêmos, “uninhabited”) + -ίτης (-ítēs). Doublet of hermit.