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:
hermitsOrigin of Hermit
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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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