eremite

Pronunciation: /ˈɛɹ.əˌmaɪt/

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a Christian recluse

Etymology

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin, Late Latin eremita, from Ancient Greek ἐρημίτης (erēmítēs), from ἐρῆμος (erêmos, “uninhabited”) + -ίτης (-ítēs). Doublet of hermit.

In classic literature

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
religious
Narrower (hyponyms)
anchorite
Opposite (antonyms)
cenobite

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