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Synonyms for eremite

Grammar : Noun
Spell : er-uh-mahyt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɛr əˌmaɪt

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Définition of eremite

Origin :
  • c.1200, learned form of hermit (q.v.), from Church Latin eremita. Since mid-17c. in poetic or rhetorical use only, except in reference to specific examples in early Church history. Related: Eremitic; eremitical.
  • As in monk : noun man who devotes life to contemplation of god
  • As in recluse : noun person who does not want social contact
  • As in hermit : noun person who chose to live alone
Example sentences :
  • For does not the eremite through his art of prayer and devotion, seek an ideal?
  • Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani
  • The order of scholars has ceased to be mendicant, vagabond, and eremite.
  • Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 83, September, 1864 » by Various
  • By degrees the eremite ought to increase the severity of these penances.
  • Extract from : « The History of Antiquity, Volume IV (of 6) » by Max Duncker
  • The highest object of the eremite was meditation, absorption in Brahman.
  • Extract from : « The History of Antiquity, Volume IV (of 6) » by Max Duncker
  • The profession of the eremite was not without its jealousies.
  • Extract from : « The Great North Road: London to York » by Charles G. Harper
  • The idea was not entirely that of the eremite, for the Cistercians were improvers as well as colonists.
  • Extract from : « The Serf » by Guy Thorne
  • The Eremite shook his head, and leaning on his staff, returned to the cavern.
  • Extract from : « The Rise of Iskander » by Benjamin Disraeli
  • "God be with ye, wherever ye may proceed," replied the Eremite.
  • Extract from : « The Rise of Iskander » by Benjamin Disraeli
  • I got it, my lady, from a learned Egyptian doctor, who took it from an eremite of Arabia Felix.
  • Extract from : « Rob of the Bowl, Vol. I (of 2) » by John P. Kennedy
  • I had unearthed my game at last and discovered my eremite in his mystic seclusion.
  • Extract from : « The Complete Works of Josh Billings » by Henry W. Shaw

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