eremite

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Most scrupulous of painters, he lived like an eremite, relentlessly purged his optic sense of all illusion, all imaginative invention.

From Time Magazine Archive

The seclusion was individual—the man was an eremite.

From Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV by Jastrow, Morris

Knowledge is no longer a lonely eremite, affording a chance and captivating hospitality to some wandering pilgrim; knowledge is now found in the market-place, a citizen, and a leader of citizens.

From Canada and the States by Watkin, E. W. (Edward William)

Both have a "demon," but Sartor's is exceedingly fierce, dwelling among the tombs—Wordsworth's a mild eremite, loving the rocks and the woods.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 8, January, 1851 by Various

As for Henrietta she had long ago earned from her husband's friends the name of the "little nun," the "little eremite" because nothing could entice her from her seclusion.

From The Poor Plutocrats by Bain, R. Nisbet (Robert Nisbet)