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hermit
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her·mit  (hûrmt)
n.
1. A person who has withdrawn from society and lives a solitary existence; a recluse.
2. A spiced cookie made with molasses, raisins, and nuts.

[Middle English heremite, from Old French, from Medieval Latin hermta, from Late Latin ermta, from Greek ermts, from ermi, desert, from ermos, solitary.]

her·mitic, her·miti·cal adj.
her·miti·cal·ly adv.

hermit [ˈhɜːmɪt]
n
1. (Christian Churches, other) one of the early Christian recluses
2. any person living in solitude
[from Old French hermite, from Late Latin erēmīta, from Greek erēmitēs living in the desert, from erēmia desert, from erēmos lonely]
hermitic , hermitical adj
hermitically  adv
hermit-like  adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.hermithermit - one retired from society for religious reasons
eremite - a Christian recluse
2.hermithermit - one who lives in solitude            
lone hand, lone wolf, loner - a person who avoids the company or assistance of others

hermit
noun recluse, monk, loner (informal), solitary, anchorite, anchoress, stylite, eremite He lived like a hermit despite his fortune in shares and property.
Translations
hermit [ˈhɜːmɪt]
A. Nermitaño/a m/f
B. CPD hermit crab Nermitaño m

hermit [ˈhɜːrmɪt] nermite m

hermit
nEinsiedler(in) m(f) (also fig), → Eremit(in) m(f)

hermit [ˈhɜːmɪt] neremita m
hermit [ˈhɜːmɪt] neremita m

hermit
n hermit [ˈhəːmit]
a person who lives alone, especially to devote himself to religion. kluisenaar, hermiet ناسِك отшелник poustevník eneboer; eremit der Einsiedler ερημίτης ermitaño, eremita erak زاهد گوشه نشين erakko ermite מִתבּוֹדֵד, נָזִיר तपस्वी pustinjak remete pertapa einsetumaður eremita 隠者 은둔자 atsiskyrėlis vientuļnieks pertapa kluizenaar eneboer, eremitt pustelnik eremita pust­nic отшельник pustovník puščavnik isposnik eremit ฤๅษี inzivaya çekilmiş kimse 隱士 відлюдник, самітник فقیر ẩn sĩ
n hermitage [-tidʒ]
the place where a hermit lives. kluisenaarshut, hermitage صَوْمَعَه отшелническа хижа poustevna eremitbolig die Einsiedelei ερημητήριο ermita erakla گوشه عزلت erakkomaja ermitage מְקוֹם מוֹשָבוֹ שֶׁל מִתבּוֹדֵד तपोवन pustinjakov stan remetelak pertapaan bústaður einsetumanns eremo 隠者のすみか 암자, 은신처 atsiskyrėlio būstas vientuļnieka mītne tempat bertapa kluizenarij eneboerhytte, eremittbolig pustelnia ermida schit приют отшельника pustovňa puščavnikovo bivališče isposništvo eremitage อาศรม inziva yeri 隱士居所 хатина пустельника; відлюдна оселя خانقاہ nơi ẩn dật
hermit crab
a soft-bodied crab that inhabits the empty shells of other creatures. kluisenaarkrap سرطان بحري يسكن في صدفات الحيوانات الأخرى рак-отшелник poustevníček eremitkrebs der Einsiedlerkrebs είδος οστρακόδερμου cangrejo ermitaño, paguro erakvähk نوعی خرچنگ erakkorapu bernard-l'ermite נְזִירַאי एक तरह का केकड़ा rak pustinjak remeterák umang-umang einbúakrabbi paguro, bernardo l'eremita やどかり 집게 krabas-vienuolis umang-umang heremietkreeft eremittkreps rodzaj kraba caranguejo eremita crab în co­chi­lie de melc рак-отшельник pustovníček rak samotar vrsta krabe eremitkräfta ปูเสฉวน yalnızcıl yengeç 寄居蟹 рак-пустельник قشری کیکڑا loài ốc mượn hồn; loài tôm ở nhờ


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