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eremite en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɛɹ.əˌmaɪt/
  • ĕrʹə-mīt'
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Etymology

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin, Late Latin eremita, from Ancient Greek ἐρημίτης (erēmítēs), from ἐρῆμος (erêmos, “uninhabited”) + -ίτης (-ítēs). Doublet of hermit.

Meanings

  1. A hermit; a religious recluse, someone who lives alone.

Forms

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eremites Number=Plur lexicographic

Coordinates

cenobite

Deriveds

eremitish · eremitism

Relateds

hermit · eremitic · eremitical