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hermitism

noun

Etymology

From hermit + -ism.

  1. derived from ἐρημίτης
  2. derived from eremita
  3. derived from eremite
  4. inherited from hermite
  5. suffixed as hermitism — “hermit + ism”

Definitions

  1. The habits of a hermit, living alone and in isolation.

    • We have not to examine into the earliest practice of ascetic life and hermitism; the gathering together of secluded societies of celibates and virgins; the superstitious veneration of the relics of holy men […]

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