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Meaning
Noun
●
In People:
A
religious
recluse
; someone who
lives
alone for
religious
reasons
; an eremite.
●
In People:
A
recluse
; someone who
lives
alone and
shuns
human companionship.
●
A
spiced
cookie
made with
molasses
,
raisins
, and nuts.
●
A
hermit
crab.
●
In Hummingbirds:
Any in the
subfamily
Phaethornithinae of hummingbirds.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
hermit
English
eremite
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
eremita
Latin
ἐρημίτης
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
ἐρημία
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
ἐρῆμος
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Anchorite
Eremite
Recluse
Heremite
Solitaire
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