eremite

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • enPR: ârʹə-mīt', IPA(key): /ˈɛɹɪmaɪt/

Noun

eremite (plural eremites)

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

Translations
hermit — see hermit

Italian

Noun

eremite f

  1. plural of eremita

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