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)
- A hermit; a religious recluse, someone who lives alone.
Related terms
Translations
hermit — see hermit
Italian
Noun
eremite f
- plural of eremita
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