Hermitism

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The habits of a hermit, living alone and in isolation. uncountable

    "We have not to examine into the earliest practice of ascetic life and hermitism; the gathering together of secluded societies of celibates and virgins; the superstitious veneration of the relics of holy men […]"

Synonyms

All synonyms
eremitism

Example

More examples

"We have not to examine into the earliest practice of ascetic life and hermitism; the gathering together of secluded societies of celibates and virgins; the superstitious veneration of the relics of holy men […]"

Etymology

From hermit + -ism.

More for "hermitism"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.