noun
Meaning 1
A hermit; a religious recluse, someone who lives alone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
eremite
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Pronunciation
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ĕrʹə-mīt'
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/ˈɛɹ.əˌmaɪt/
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noun
Meaning 2
a Christian recluse
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: cenobite
Broader terms: religious
Narrower terms: anchorite, hermit
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin, Late Latin eremita, from Ancient Greek ἐρημίτης (erēmítēs), from ἐρῆμος (erêmos, “uninhabited”) + -ίτης (-ítēs). Doublet of hermit.