hermitical

her·mit

 (hûr′mĭt)

n.

1. A person who has withdrawn from society and lives a solitary existence; a recluse.

2. A cookie made with molasses, raisins, and nuts.

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[Middle English heremite, from Old French, from Medieval Latin herēmīta, from Late Latin erēmīta, from Greek erēmītēs, from erēmiā, desert, from erēmos, solitary.]

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her·mit′ic, her·mit′i·cal adj.

her·mit′i·cal·ly adv.

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

hermitical - characterized by ascetic solitude; "the eremitic element in the life of a religious colony"; "his hermitic existence" anchoritic, hermitic, eremitic, eremitical unworldly - not concerned with the temporal world or swayed by mundane considerations; "was unworldly and did not greatly miss worldly rewards"- Sheldon Cheney

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