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hermit

[ hur-mit ]

noun

  1. a person who has withdrawn to a solitary place for a life of religious seclusion.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  2. any person living in seclusion; recluse.
  3. Zoology. an animal of solitary habits.
  4. Ornithology. any of numerous hummingbirds of the genera Glaucis and Phaethornis, having curved bills and dull-colored rather than iridescent plumage.
  5. a spiced molasses cookie often containing raisins or nuts.
  6. Obsolete. a beadsman.


hermit

/ ˈɜːɪ /

noun

  1. one of the early Christian recluses
  2. any person living in solitude
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈپ, adverb
  • ˈ-ˌ, adjective
  • ˈپ, adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of hermit1

1175–1225; Middle English ermite, hermite, heremite < Old French < Late Latin ŧīٲ < Greek ŧīḗs living in a desert, equivalent to ḗm ( ia ) desert (derivative of êDz desolate) + -īŧ -ite 1
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of hermit1

C13: from Old French hermite, from Late Latin ŧīٲ, from Greek ŧŧ living in the desert, from ŧ desert, from ŧDz lonely
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Example Sentences

Has there ever been a better time to be a hermit?

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Conductor Sir Simon Rattle spoke of her as a "flying hermit", always in orbit and only occasionally visiting Earth.

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Phone signals and internet access were also not available in the hermit state.

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Researchers say the stolen funds are used by the hermit state to skirt international sanctions and develop its military powers.

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