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eremitism

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Er´e`mit`ism
n.1.The state of a hermit; a living in seclusion from social life.
eremitism
1. the state of being a hermit.
2. an attitude favoring solitude and seclusion. — eremite, n. — eremitic, adj.
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1. the state of being a hermit.
2. an attitude favoring solitude and seclusion. — eremite, n. — eremitic, adj.
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Noun1.eremitism - monasticism characterized by solitude in which the social dimension of life is sacrificed to the primacy of religious experience
monasticism - asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience


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For example, I am still unsure how Brant's devotion to Onuphrius was specifically "humanist," rather than more of the same fifteenth-century interest in eremitism that can be noted in the case of, say, Nikolaus von Flue.
Roland Stieglecker. Die Renaissance eines Heiligen: Sebastian Brant ... by Collins, David J. / Renaissance Quarterly
In one of Delcorno's recent essays, he notes the Dominicans' role in promoting doctrine and preaching in Tecento Tuscany, and he sees in the Decameron's "complex thematic score" "the remarks on contemporary eremitism and the parody of certain motifs inherent in the monastic tradition.
The modality of moral communication in the Decameron's first day, in ... by Kircher, Timothy / Renaissance Quarterly
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