| hermit | 1. A person who retires from society and lives in solitude; a recluse; an anchoret; especially, one who so lives from religious motives. 2. <zoology> Hermit crab, a California wood warbler (Dendroica occidentalis), having the head yellow, the throat black, and the back gray, with black streaks. Origin: OE. Ermite, eremite, heremit, heremite, F. Hermite, ermite, L. Eremita, Gr, fr. Lonely, solitary. Cf. Eremite. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| hermitary | A cell annexed to an abbey, for the use of a hermit. Origin: Cf. LL. Hermitorium, eremitorium. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| hermitess | A female hermit. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |