recluse

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• /ɹɪˈkluːs/
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• /ˈɹɛkluːs/
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• Canada, General-American: /ɹɪˈklus/
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• Canada, General-American: /ˈɹɛklus/
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• Australian: /ɹɪˈklʉːs/
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• Australian: /ˈɹeklʉːs/
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• New-Zealand: /ɹəˈklʉːs/
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• New-Zealand: /ˈɹeklʉːs/
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From Old French reclus, past participle of reclure, from Latin reclūdere (“to disclose, to open”), from re- + claudō (“close”).

44 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: حبيس (ḥabīs) — a person who lives in self-imposed isolation or seclusion from the world, especially for religious purposes; a hermit
• Bulgarian: отшелник (otšelnik) — a person who lives in self-imposed isolation or seclusion from the world, especially for religious purposes; a hermit
• Chinese Mandarin: 隐士 (yǐnshì) — a person who lives in self-imposed isolation or seclusion from the world, especially for religious purposes; a hermit
• Chinese Mandarin: 遁世者 — a person who lives in self-imposed isolation or seclusion from the world, especially for religious purposes; a hermit
• Czech: poustevník — a person who lives in self-imposed isolation or seclusion from the world, especially for religious purposes; a hermit
• Czech: samotář — a person who lives in self-imposed isolation or seclusion from the world, especially for religious purposes; a hermit
• Dutch: kluizenaar — a person who lives in self-imposed isolation or seclusion from the world, especially for religious purposes; a hermit
• Finnish: erakko — a person who lives in self-imposed isolation or seclusion from the world, especially for religious purposes; a hermit
• French: reclus — a person who lives in self-imposed isolation or seclusion from the world, especially for religious purposes; a hermit
• French: recluse — a person who lives in self-imposed isolation or seclusion from the world, especially for religious purposes; a hermit
• German: Einsiedler — a person who lives in self-imposed isolation or seclusion from the world, especially for religious purposes; a hermit
• German: Eremit — a person who lives in self-imposed isolation or seclusion from the world, especially for religious purposes; a hermit
• German: Sonderling — a person who lives in self-imposed isolation or seclusion from the world, especially for religious purposes; a hermit
• German: Eigenbrötler — a person who lives in self-imposed isolation or seclusion from the world, especially for religious purposes; a hermit
• German: zurückgezogen lebender Mensch — a person who lives in self-imposed isolation or seclusion from the world, especially for religious purposes; a hermit
• Greek: ερημίτης (erimítis) — a person who lives in self-imposed isolation or seclusion from the world, especially for religious purposes; a hermit
• Greek: αναχωρητής (anachoritís) — a person who lives in self-imposed isolation or seclusion from the world, especially for religious purposes; a hermit
• Greek: μονόχνωτος (monóchnotos) — a person who lives in self-imposed isolation or seclusion from the world, especially for religious purposes; a hermit
• Ancient Greek: μονότροπος (monótropos) — a person who lives in self-imposed isolation or seclusion from the world, especially for religious purposes; a hermit
• Hungarian: remete — a person who lives in self-imposed isolation or seclusion from the world, especially for religious purposes; a hermit
• Irish: ancaire — a person who lives in self-imposed isolation or seclusion from the world, especially for religious purposes; a hermit
• Irish: aonarán — a person who lives in self-imposed isolation or seclusion from the world, especially for religious purposes; a hermit
• Macedonian: пу́стиник (pústinik) — a person who lives in self-imposed isolation or seclusion from the world, especially for religious purposes; a hermit
• Macedonian: о́тшелник (ótšelnik) — a person who lives in self-imposed isolation or seclusion from the world, especially for religious purposes; a hermit
• Māori: moke — a person who lives in self-imposed isolation or seclusion from the world, especially for religious purposes; a hermit
• Māori: heremita — a person who lives in self-imposed isolation or seclusion from the world, especially for religious purposes; a hermit
• Norwegian Bokmål: eremitt — a person who lives in self-imposed isolation or seclusion from the world, especially for religious purposes; a hermit
• Old English: ānsetla — a person who lives in self-imposed isolation or seclusion from the world, especially for religious purposes; a hermit
• Portuguese: recluso — a person who lives in self-imposed isolation or seclusion from the world, especially for religious purposes; a hermit
• Russian: отше́льник (otšélʹnik) — a person who lives in self-imposed isolation or seclusion from the world, especially for religious purposes; a hermit
• Russian: затво́рник (zatvórnik) — a person who lives in self-imposed isolation or seclusion from the world, especially for religious purposes; a hermit
• Russian: сыч (syč) — a person who lives in self-imposed isolation or seclusion from the world, especially for religious purposes; a hermit
• Scottish Gaelic: aonaran — a person who lives in self-imposed isolation or seclusion from the world, especially for religious purposes; a hermit
• Spanish: ermitaño — a person who lives in self-imposed isolation or seclusion from the world, especially for religious purposes; a hermit
• Spanish: solitario — a person who lives in self-imposed isolation or seclusion from the world, especially for religious purposes; a hermit
• Spanish: recluso — a person who lives in self-imposed isolation or seclusion from the world, especially for religious purposes; a hermit
• Spanish: reclusado — a person who lives in self-imposed isolation or seclusion from the world, especially for religious purposes; a hermit
• Telugu: తపస్వి (tapasvi) — a person who lives in self-imposed isolation or seclusion from the world, especially for religious purposes; a hermit
• Telugu: తపస్విని (tapasvini) — a person who lives in self-imposed isolation or seclusion from the world, especially for religious purposes; a hermit
• Turkish: münzevi — a person who lives in self-imposed isolation or seclusion from the world, especially for religious purposes; a hermit
• Ukrainian: самі́тник (samítnyk) — a person who lives in self-imposed isolation or seclusion from the world, especially for religious purposes; a hermit
• Ukrainian: відлю́дник (vidljúdnyk) — a person who lives in self-imposed isolation or seclusion from the world, especially for religious purposes; a hermit
• Ukrainian: затво́рник (zatvórnyk) — a person who lives in self-imposed isolation or seclusion from the world, especially for religious purposes; a hermit
• Ukrainian: затві́рник (zatvírnyk) — a person who lives in self-imposed isolation or seclusion from the world, especially for religious purposes; a hermit