Hermitage (redirected from hermitages)

Her·mi·tage  (rm-täzh)

n.

A rich, full-bodied, usually red wine produced in southeast France.

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[After Tain l'Hermitage, a village of southeast France.]

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her·mit·age  (hûrm-tj)

n.

1.

a. The habitation of a hermit or group of hermits.

b. A monastery or abbey.

2. A place where one can live in seclusion; a retreat.

3. The condition or way of life of a hermit.

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[Middle English, from Old French hermitage, from heremite, hermit; see hermit.]

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hermitage [ˈhɜːmɪtɪdʒ]

n

1. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) the abode of a hermit

2. any place where a person may live in seclusion; retreat

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Hermitage¹

n

(Placenames / Named Buildings) the. an art museum in Leningrad, originally a palace built by Catherine the Great

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Hermitage²

n

(Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) a full-bodied red or white wine from the Rhône valley at Tain-l'Ermitage, in SE France

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

hermitage - the abode of a hermit dwelling, dwelling house, habitation, home, abode, domicile - housing that someone is living in; "he built a modest dwelling near the pond"; "they raise money to provide homes for the homeless"

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hermitage

noun retreat, refuge, sanctuary, haven, shelter, asylum, hideaway, hideout the ancient church where the saint had his hermitage

Translations

hermitage [ˈhɜːmɪtɪdʒ] N → ermita f

hermitage

n (lit, fig) → Einsiedelei f, → Klause f