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HERMIT

\hˈɜːmɪt], \hˈɜːmɪt], \h_ˈɜː_m_ɪ_t]\

Definitions of HERMIT

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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one retired from society for religious reasons
one who lives in solitude

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

one retired from society for religious reasons
one who lives in solitude

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

A spiced molasses cooky, often containing chopped raisins and nuts.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

A spiced molasses cooky, often containing chopped raisins and nuts.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

One who retires from society and lives alone.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

One who retires from society and lives in solitude or in the desert.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

One who lives alone; an anchorite.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

One retired from society and living in solitude; one bound to pray for another.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

n. [Latin, Greek] A solitary; one who retires from the world; a recluse; an anchoret;â€”a beadsman.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

A solitary, an anchoret, one who retires from society to contemplation and devotion; a beadsman, one bound to pray for another.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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