NOUN | person | hermit, anchorite | one retired from society for religious reasons |
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person | hermit, recluse, solitary, solitudinarian, troglodyte | one who lives in solitude |
Sounds | hher'maht | |
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Rhymes | abbot ... zealot / Zealot: 372 rhymes with aht... |
Meaning | One retired from society for religious reasons. | |
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Synonym | anchorite | |
Broader | eremite | A Christian recluse |
Spanish | anacoreta, eremita, ermitaño | |
Catalan | anacoreta, eremita, ermità | |
Adjectives | hermitic, hermitical | characterized by ascetic solitude |
Meaning | One who lives in solitude. | |
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Synonyms | recluse, solitary, solitudinarian, troglodyte | |
Instances | John the Baptist, St. John the Baptist | (New Testament) a preacher and hermit and forerunner of Jesus (whom he baptized) |
Broader | loner, lone wolf, lone hand | A person who avoids the company or assistance of others |
Spanish | eremita, ermitaña, ermitaño, hermitaño, recluso, solitario, solitudinarian, troglodita | |
Catalan | eremita, ermità, solitari, solitudinarian | |
Adjectives | hermitic, hermitical | characterized by ascetic solitude |
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