eremite
noun/ˈɛɹ.əˌmaɪt/
Etymology Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin, Late Latin eremita, from Ancient Greek ἐρημίτης (erēmítēs), from ἐρῆμος (erêmos, “uninhabited”) + -ίτης (-ítēs). Doublet of hermit.
1
A hermit; a religious recluse, someone who lives alone.
- Coordinate terms
- cenobite