Recluse

"Recluse" in German

Eigenbrötler

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

Einsiedler

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

Eremit

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

Sonderling

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

zurückgezogen lebender Mensch

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

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