HyperDic: eremite

English > 1 sense of the word eremite:
NOUNperson eremitea Christian recluse
English > eremite: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningA Christian recluse.
Narroweranchorite, hermitOne retired from society for religious reasons
BroaderreligiousA member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience
Oppositecenobite, coenobiteA member of a religious order living in common
Spanisheremita
Catalaneremita
Adjectiveseremitic, eremiticalof or relating to or befitting eremites or their practices of hermitic living
eremitic, eremiticalcharacterized by ascetic solitude

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