eremite

E1R1E1M3I1T1E1
/ˈɛɹ.əˌmaɪt/

noun

A hermit; a religious recluse, someone who lives alone.

Opposite
cenobite
OriginLate Latin eremita ← Ancient Greek ἐρημίτης →
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Meanings

nouneremite (plural eremites)

plural eremites

  1. A hermit; a religious recluse, someone who lives alone.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna Christian recluse

Opposite
cenobite
Broader
religious
Also see
anchoritehermitlonerreclusesolitarysullen

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἐρημίτης
  2. Late Latineremita
  3. Englisheremite

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

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APA

eremite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eremite

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“eremite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eremite. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eremite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eremite.

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