Synonyms for "heremit" (112 found)

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Closest matches (23)

anchoriteeremiterecluseabbacomesabbotabstaineralbigensianalienanchoressanchoretasceticbeadsmanbedridden invalidbhikshubrothercaloyercase

Noun(6 words)

anchoritereclusesolitaryeremitealoneranchoret

Strong matches (33)

catharistcelibatecenobitecharactercloistered monkcloset cynicconventualconventual priorcrackpotcrankdervishdesert fathersdesert saintsdiogeneseccentricfakirfanaticflagellantfranciscanfriar

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grand priorhermitesshieromonachhieronymianhieronymitehobohomebodyinvalidisolationistkooklay abbotlay brotherlone wolf

Related words (56)

lonermaraboutmaverickmendicantmeshuggenahmisanthropemonasticmonknaturalnonconformistnutodd fellowoddballoddityoriginaloutcastoutsiderpalmerpariahpilgrim

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pillar saintpillaristpriorpuritanqueer duckqueer fishqueer specimenrara avisreclusivereligieuxreligioussabbatariansannyasiscrewballseclusionistshut inshut-insolitairesolitarysolitudinarianstay-at-homestylitetimon of athenstramptrappisttypewaldensianyogiyoginzealot

Noun(6 words)

miller of deemonkshut-insolitudinariansullentroglodyte

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