Recluse \Re*cluse"\ (r[-e]*kl[=u]s"), a. [F. reclus, L. reclusus, from recludere, reclusum, to unclose, open, in LL., to shut up. See Close.]

Shut up, sequestered; retired from the world or from public notice; solitary; living apart; as, a recluse monk or hermit; a recluse life [1913 Webster]

In meditation deep, recluse From human converse. --J. Philips. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

Recluse \Re*cluse"\, n. [F. reclus, LL. reclusus. See Recluse, a.]

1. A person who lives in seclusion from intercourse with the world, as a hermit or monk; specifically, one of a class of secluded devotees who live in single cells, usually attached to monasteries. [1913 Webster]

2. The place where a recluse dwells. [Obs.]

--Foxe. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

Recluse \Re*cluse"\, v. t. To shut up; to seclude. [Obs.]

[1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

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recluse adj : withdrawn from society; seeking solitude; "lived an unsocial reclusive life" [syn: reclusive, withdrawn]

noun

one who lives in solitude [syn: hermit, solitary, solitudinarian, troglodyte]

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

Recluse \Re*cluse"\, a. [L. reclus, L. reclusus, from recludere, reclusum, to unclose, open, in LL., to shut up. See Close.]

Shut up, sequestered; retired from the world or from public notice; solitary; living apart; as, a recluse monk or hermit; a recluse life

In meditation deep, recluse From human converse. --J. Philips.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Recluse \Re*cluse"\, n. [F. reclus, LL. reclusus. See Recluse, a.]

1. A person who lives in seclusion from intercourse with the world, as a hermit or monk; specifically, one of a class of secluded devotees who live in single cells; usually attached to monasteries.

2. The place where a recluse dwells. [Obs.]

--Foxe.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Recluse \Re*cluse"\, v. t. To shut; to seclude. [Obs.]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)