hermit

== English == === Alternative forms === eremite, heremit, heremite (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle English hermite, heremite, eremite, from Old French eremite, from Ecclesiastical Latin, Late Latin eremita, from Ancient Greek ἐρημίτης (erēmítēs, “person of the desert”) from ἐρημία (erēmía, “desert, solitude”), from ἔρημος (érēmos) or ἐρῆμος (erêmos, “uninhabited”) plus -ίτης (-ítēs, “one connected to, a member of”). Doublet of eremite. Displaced native Old English ānsetla. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhɝmɪt/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhɜːmɪt/ Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)mɪt Hyphenation: her‧mit === Noun === hermit (plural hermits) A religious recluse; someone who lives alone for religious reasons; an eremite. Synonyms: anchorite, eremite A recluse; someone who lives alone and shuns human companionship. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:recluse A spiced cookie made with molasses, raisins, and nuts. A hermit crab. Any in the subfamily Phaethornithinae of hummingbirds. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== === Anagrams === mither