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HERMIT

Pronunciation (US):

• 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.

• HERMIT (noun)

Sense 1

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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)

Sense 2

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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)

"Ignorance is bliss."
(English proverb)
"Life is not separate from death. It only looks that way."
(Native American proverb, Blackfoot)
"Will take one to the water and bring him back thirsty."
(Armenian proverb)
"As there is Easter, so there are meager times."
(Corsican proverb)

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