hermitnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈhɜː.mɪt/us/ˈhɝː.mɪt/a person who lives alone and apart from the rest of society, especially for religious reasons
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Religious people: monks & nuns
- abbess
- abbey
- abbot
- anchorite
- ascetic
- benedictine
- flagellant
- Franciscan
- friar
- friary
- habit
- lay brother/sister
- monk
- mother
- novice
- nun
- nunnery
- sister
- Trappist monk
- veil
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