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/er"euh muyt'/, n.a hermit or recluse, esp. one under a religious vow.[1150-1200; ME < LL eremita HERMIT]
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Eremite — Er e*mite, n. [See {Hermit}.] A hermit. [1913 Webster] Thou art my heaven, and I thy eremite. Keats … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Eremite — Eremite, griech., s. Anachoreten … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
eremite — c.1200, learned form of HERMIT (Cf. hermit) (q.v.), from Church L. eremita. Since mid 17c. in poetic or rhetorical use only, except in reference to specific examples in early Church history. Related: Eremitic; eremitical … Etymology dictionary
eremite — hermit, anchorite, *recluse, cenobite … New Dictionary of Synonyms
eremite — ► NOUN ▪ a Christian hermit. DERIVATIVES eremitic adjective eremitical adjective. ORIGIN Latin eremita hermit … English terms dictionary
eremite — [er′ə mīt΄] n. [ME < OFr or LL; OFr ermite, hermite: see HERMIT] a religious recluse; hermit eremitic [er΄əmit′ik] adj. eremitical … English World dictionary
eremite — [ ɛrɪmʌɪt] noun a Christian hermit. Derivatives eremitic adjective eremitical adjective Origin ME: from OFr. eremite from late L. eremita (see hermit) … English new terms dictionary
eremite — noun Etymology: Middle English more at hermit Date: 13th century hermit; especially a religious recluse • eremitic or eremitical adjective • eremitism noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
eremite — noun /ˈɛɹɪmaɪt/ A hermit; a religious recluse, someone who lives alone. See Also: eremetic, eremitical, hermit … Wiktionary
Eremite — A hermit. [< Lat. eremita = hermit] … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
