eremite

Meaning

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

Synonyms

hermit

anchorite

recluse

ascetic

anchoret

loner

solitudinarian

Translations

ermite

Eremit

Einsiedler

eremita

solitaire

ermitane

eremita

eremita

heremiet

eremiet

ermitaño

eremita

inzivaya çekilmiş kimse

ermità

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɛɹ.əˌmaɪt/

Etymology

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