eremite
/ˈɛɹ.əˌmaɪt/
Ɛɹ · əmaɪt (2 syllables)
English
Noun
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Definition
A hermit; a religious recluse, someone who lives alone.
Etymology
Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin, Late Latin eremita, from Ancient Greek ἐρημίτης (erēmítēs), from ἐρῆμος (erêmos, “uninhabited”) + -ίτης (-ítēs). Doublet of hermit.
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