eremite

pronunciation

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  • Noun:
    a Christian recluse

Word Origin

eremite (n.)
c. 1200, learned form of hermit (q.v.) based on Church Latin eremita. Since mid-17c. in poetic or rhetorical use only, except in reference to specific persons in early Church history. Related: Eremitic; eremitical.

Example

1. Like nature 's patient sleepless eremite .

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