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/ ˈhɜr mɪt / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun a person who has withdrawn to a solitary place for a life of religious seclusion.
any person living in seclusion; recluse.
Zoology . an animal of solitary habits.
Ornithology . any of numerous hummingbirds of the genera Glaucis and Phaethornis, having curved bills and dull-colored rather than iridescent plumage.
a spiced molasses cookie often containing raisins or nuts.
Obsolete . a beadsman.
Origin of hermit 1175–1225; Middle English
ermite, hermite, heremite <Old French <Late Latin
erēmīta <Greek
erēmītḗs living in a desert, equivalent to
erḗm (
ia ) desert (derivative of
erêmos desolate) +
-ītēs -ite
1 SYNONYMS FOR hermit 1 eremite, monastic, anchorite, cenobite.
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OTHER WORDS FROM hermit her·mit·ic, her·mit·i·cal, her·mit·ish, adjective her·mit·i·cal·ly, adverb her·mit·like, adjective her·mit·ry, her·mit·ship, noun
un·her·mit·ic, adjective un·her·mit·i·cal, adjective un·her·mit·i·cal·ly, adverb
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Words nearby hermit Hermes Trismegistus, hermetic, hermetically, Hermeticism, Hermione, hermit , hermitage, hermit crab, Hermite, Hermitian conjugate, Hermitian matrix
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Example sentences from the Web for hermit The FBI and the President may claim that the Hermit Kingdom is to blame for the most high-profile network breach in forever.
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How ironic that the Hermit Kingdom is taking the blame for our first real look inside a clique that not even Vice dares penetrate.
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Someone called him a hermit crab lurking in the halls of the United Nations.
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The Hermit Kingdom has opened its embassy doors for an exhibit highlighting the work of six artists from its state-run studio.
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Considering the grand tradition of un-predictability in the Hermit Kingdom, there are countless other possibilities.
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At noon the hermit stopped before a little house, in which lived a wealthy miser, and once more asked for hospitality.
The Strand Magazine - Vol. 1 - No. 6 - June 1891 | Various
Holding the struggling dog firmly with both hands, the Hermit extracted the quills with his teeth.
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If no one is here, the hermit at S. Stefano Rotondo will unlock it.
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While neither monk nor hermit , he had so far been as steadfast as the Pole Star in respect to his resolutions.
The Story of Isaac Brock | Walter R. Nursey
"Thou promised to behave with greater patience," said the hermit , interrupting him.
Voltaire's Romances | Franois-Marie Arouet
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British Dictionary definitions for hermit noun one of the early Christian recluses
any person living in solitude
Derived forms of hermit hermitic or hermitical , adjective hermitically , adverb hermit-like , adjective Word Origin for hermit C13: from Old French hermite, from Late Latin erēmīta, from Greek erēmitēs living in the desert, from erēmia desert, from erēmos lonely
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Words related to hermit recluse, solitary, misanthrope, skeptic, ascetic, solitaire, eremite, anchorite, stylite