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HERMIT

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

One who lives in solitude

Synonyms:

hermit; recluse; solitary; solitudinarian; troglodyte

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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)

Derivation:

hermitic; hermitical (characterized by ascetic solitude)

Sense 2

Meaning:

One retired from society for religious reasons

Synonyms:

anchorite; hermit

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("hermit" is a kind of...):

eremite (a Christian recluse)

Derivation:

hermitic; hermitical (characterized by ascetic solitude)

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