hermit
noun/ˈhɜːmɪt/
/ˈhɜːrmɪt/
- a person who, usually for religious reasons, lives a very simple life alone and does not meet or talk to other peopleTopics Religion and festivalsc2Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French hermite, from late Latin eremita, from Greek erēmitēs, from erēmos ‘solitary’.
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