ermita

Meaning

1. (feminine) hermitage
2. (feminine) an isolated chapel, shrine or other sanctuary, often in the care of a hermit or anchorite

Hyphenated as

er‧mi‧ta

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/eɾˈmita/

Etymology

From older eremita (“hermit”), from Ecclesiastical Latin, Late Latin erēmīta, from Ancient Greek ἐρημίτης (erēmítēs), from ἔρημος (érēmos) "solitary" (compare French ermite, Italian eremita).

Sentences

En el mismo convento que reemplazó a la antigua ermita de Sta.

In the same convent that replaced the old hermitage of Sta.