Meanings
comparative more eremitic · superlative most eremitic · alternative eremitical
- Characteristic of a hermit
St Macarius the Great was a reformed saltpeter smuggler, which trained him for eremitic life in the desert.
1 more example
The eremitic instinct.
1853–1864, James Russell Lowell, “(please specify the page)”, in Fireside Travels, Boston, Mass.: Ticknor and Fields, published 1864, →OCLCSynonyms: hermitic
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveCharacteristic of a hermit
More synonyms by meaning
adjectiveof or relating to or befitting eremites or their practices of hermitic living
adjectivecharacterized by ascetic solitude
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From eremite (“hermit”) + -ic.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan eremític
- eremíticcharacteristic of hermit
French érémitique
- érémitiquecharacteristic of hermit
German eremitisch
- eremitischcharacteristic of hermit
Italian eremitico
- eremiticocharacteristic of hermit
Latin anachōrēticus, erēmīticus
- anachōrēticuscharacteristic of hermit
- erēmīticuscharacteristic of hermit
Portuguese eremítico
- eremíticocharacteristic of hermit
Romanian eremitic
- eremiticcharacteristic of hermit
Russian затво́рнический, отше́льнический
- затво́рнический (zatvórničeskij)characteristic of hermit
- отше́льнический (otšélʹničeskij)characteristic of hermit
Spanish eremítico
- eremíticocharacteristic of hermit
Swedish eremitisk
- eremitiskcharacteristic of hermit
Cite this entry
eremitic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eremitic
“eremitic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eremitic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eremitic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eremitic.
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