HERMIT
Dictionary entry overview: What does hermit mean? • HERMIT (noun)
The noun HERMIT has 2 senses:
1. one retired from society for religious reasons
2. one who lives in solitude
Familiarity information: HERMIT used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• HERMIT (noun)
Meaning:
One retired from society for religious reasons
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
anchorite; hermit
Hypernyms ("hermit" is a kind of...):
eremite (a Christian recluse)
Meaning:
One who lives in solitude
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
recluse; solitudinarian; troglodyte; hermit; solitary
Hypernyms ("hermit" is a kind of...):
lone hand; lone wolf; loner (a person who avoids the company or assistance of others)
Instance hyponyms:
John the Baptist; St. John the Baptist ((New Testament) a preacher and hermit and forerunner of Jesus (whom he baptized); was beheaded by Herod at the request of Salome)
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