recluse

Definition

Sequestered; secluded, isolated.

Etymology

From Old French reclus, past participle of reclure, from Latin reclūdere (“to disclose, to open”), from re- + claudō (“close”).

Example Sentences

• "a recluse monk or hermit"
• "Hermits themſelves are not recluſe enough to ſeclude that ſubtile ſpirit, Vanity: […]"
• "In meditation deep, recluse / From human converse."