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Definition of Eremite
1. Noun. A Christian recluse.
Specialized synonyms: Anchorite, Hermit
Antonyms: Cenobite
Derivative terms: Eremitic, Eremitic, Eremitical, Eremitical
Definition of Eremite
1. n. A hermit.
Definition of Eremite
1. Noun. A hermit; a religious recluse, someone who lives alone. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Eremite
1. a hermit [n -S] : EREMITIC [adj] - See also: hermit
Lexicographical Neighbors of Eremite
Literary usage of Eremite
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Odes and Other Poems by William Watson (1895)
"THE SAINT AND THE SATYR* SAINT ANTHONY the eremite He wandered in the wold, And
there he saw a hoofed ... The eremite Saint Anthony Unto the Satyr said. ..."
2. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1822)
"Wreck'd near his ocean-cave, an eremite (So went the tale of their disastrous
fate) Sustain'd them, and now guides them through a land Of strangers—That ..."
3. British Monachism: Or, Manners and Customs of the Monks and Nuns of England by Thomas Dudley Fosbroke (1843)
"Augustinian eremite. In the house, a white tunick, and scapulary over it. ...
d Augustinian eremite Nun. A hood black ; white wimple ; and black long tunick ..."
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