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er·e·mite
(âr′ə-mīt′)n.
A recluse or hermit, especially a religious recluse.
[Middle English, from Late Latin erēmīta; see hermit.]
er′e·mit′ic (-mĭt′ĭk), er′e·mit′i·cal adj.
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eremite
(ˈɛrɪˌmaɪt)n
(Ecclesiastical Terms) a Christian hermit or recluse. Compare coenobite
[C13: see hermit]
eremitic, ˌereˈmitical adj
eremitism n
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er•e•mite
(ˈɛr əˌmaɪt)n.
a hermit or recluse, esp. one under a religious vow.
[1150–1200; Middle English < Late Latin erēmīta hermit]
er`e•mit′ic (-ˈmɪt ɪk) er`e•mit′i•cal, er′e•mit`ish, adj.
er′e•mit`ism, n.
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eremite
a religious hermit living alone, often in the desert. — eremitic, adj.
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Noun 1. eremite - a Christian recluse
religious - a member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience
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