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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesermite
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ɛʁ.mit
"L'ermite vivait seul dans une cabane au fond des bois."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A Christian hermit or religious recluse living in isolation, typically in a desert or remote place.
"The medieval eremite spent decades in prayer and fasting within a rocky cave." - 2
Any person living in seclusion or isolation from society; a recluse.
"He lived the life of an urban eremite, rarely leaving his apartment for months at a time."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin eremita, which comes from the Ancient Greek erēmitēs (inhabitant of the desert), stemming from erēmos (desert, desolate). The term entered English in the late Middle Ages to describe Christian hermits living in desert or solitary isolation for spiritual devotion.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Eremite" is said worldwide
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ermite
Transliteration: ɛʁ.mit
"L'ermite vivait seul dans une cabane au fond des bois."
Einsiedler
Transliteration: ˈaɪnˌziːdlɐ
"Der Einsiedler verbrachte sein Leben in abgeschiedener Stille."
eremita
Transliteration: ereˈmiːta
"L'eremita cercava la pace spirituale lontano dalla città."
eremitorio
Transliteration: e.ɾeˈmi.tjo
Script: ermitaño
"El ermitaño meditaba todas las mañanas al salir el sol."
eremita
Transliteration: e.ɾeˈmi.tɐ
"O eremita encontrou serenidade nas montanhas distantes."
संन्यासी
Transliteration: sannyasi
"वह संन्यासी जंगल में एक कुटिया में रहता था।"
隐士
Transliteration: yǐnshì
"这位隐士过着离群索居的生活。"
은둔자
Transliteration: eundunja
"그 은둔자는 깊은 산속에서 홀로 살았습니다."
隠者
Transliteration: inja
"隠者は世俗を離れて山奥で暮らしていました。"
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