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eremite

noun as in recluse

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The film opens with a quote defining the word hermit, or eremite, as "a person who lives in seclusion from society."

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The word hermit derives from the Greek term eremite, meaning 'of the desert'.

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Friar Jordan, an Augustinian eremite, held a commission as inquisitor in both sections of Saxony.

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Man is no cave-bound eremite, But still an eager spy on Chance.

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Like the eremites of old he had been scourged into the desert by remorse and another passion, but time had done its work.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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