Hermit Definition

hûrmĭt
hermits
noun
hermits
A person who lives alone in a lonely or secluded spot, often from religious motives; recluse.
Webster's New World
A spiced cookie made with nuts and raisins.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Hermit

Noun

Singular:
hermit
Plural:
hermits

Origin of Hermit

  • From Old French eremite, from Latin eremita, from Ancient Greek ἐρημίτης (eremites, “person of the desert”) from ἐρημία (eremia, “desert, solitude”), from ἔρημος (erēmos) or ἐρῆμος (eremos, “uninhabited”) plus -ίτης (-itēs, “one connected to, a member of”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English heremite from Old French from Medieval Latin herēmīta from Late Latin erēmīta from Greek erēmītēs from erēmiā desert from erēmos solitary

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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