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eremite

noun

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Pronunciation: /ˈɛɹ.əˌmaɪt/

noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin, Late Latin eremita, from Ancient Greek ἐρημίτης (erēmítēs), from ἐρῆμος (erêmos, “uninhabited”) + -ίτης (-ítēs). Doublet of hermit.

  1. A hermit; a religious recluse, someone who lives alone.