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hermitage

hermitage

10 9.9
A small house where a person lives alone to pray or think
  • noun
  • /ˈhɜːrmɪtɪdʒ/
translation icon : ermita
  • "At present I prefer to give no answer," he said, and retired into his hermitage.
  • monasteries and hermitages
  • retired to a hermitage
  • live at the hermitage

One, I would say one of the really important things that happens is that he's eventually given permission to start a a Hermitage.

Examples

  • "All I'd ever heard about the hermitage was how two monks lived alone out here.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • " He no longer came to the hermitage for Sunday Mass as he had in the past.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • I used to have a hermitage myself once.

    Millions (2004)

  • St. Ed had brought the world into the hermitage, and the world had killed them.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • Like Pete, he knew that Brother S was still essential for keeping the hermitage functioning.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • He'd rather be at his hermitage in retreat.

    Kundun (1997)

  • At midnight, Dale sent Amy out with a galvanized bucket to gather water from the hermitage spring.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • A similar sentiment is expressed by Sr. Katherine, an American nun who lives in a hermitage close to Jerusalem.

    Academic text (2018)

  • The remote hermitage provided a peaceful retreat for the monks seeking solitude.

  • Many people visit the hermitage to reflect and find tranquility away from the hustle of city life.

Synonyms

nest
vshermitage
82 2.5

A small quiet place where someone can rest alone

is a religious secluded dwelling for deep contemplation rather than comfort
retreat
vshermitage
69 4.2

A quiet place where you can relax alone

is focused on religious solitary contemplation rather than casual relaxation
ashrama
vshermitage
9.9

A place where people live together to practice meditation and religious study

is a secluded dwelling occupied by one person for contemplative solitude
religious residence
vshermitage
6.4

A place where people live apart to focus on religion, like a monastery or convent

is a solitary dwelling used for individual contemplative religious life
island of solitude
vshermitage
8.4

A quiet place where someone can be alone to think

is a physical secluded dwelling used long term for contemplative religious life

Antonyms

communal living
1 3.8

A life where people share a home, chores, and costs

How Secluded

hermitage
10 9.9
monastery
108 6.0
cabin
351 1.0
cottage
171 1.0
shelter
253 1.0

Surface Forms

hermitage singular
hermitages plural

Morphology

hermitage = hermit (transparent) = hermit + age

The word clearly denotes a place associated with a hermit, so the meaning follows straightforwardly from 'hermit' + '-age'.

Etymology

Hermitage comes from hermit, which comes from the old Greek word eremos meaning 'desert', because people who left others to pray often lived alone in deserts or far-away places. So a hermitage is the quiet, simple home where a hermit lives, a place for peace and solitude.