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Added 9 October 2026

eremite

/ˈɛɹ.əˌmaɪt/ noun

Latin root: eremita Wiktionary

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A hermit; a religious recluse, someone who lives alone.

Origin

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin, Late Latin eremita, from Ancient Greek ἐρημίτης (erēmítēs), from ἐρῆμος (erêmos, “uninhabited”) + -ίτης (-ítēs). Doublet of hermit.

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