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hermitism

hermitism noun: the habits of a hermit, living alone and in isolation.

Noun

hermitism (uncountable)

  1. The habits of a hermit, living alone and in isolation.
    • We have not to examine into the earliest practice of ascetic life and hermitism; the gathering together of secluded societies of celibates and virgins; the superstitious veneration of the relics of holy men […]1862, John Algernon Clarke, What the Prophets Foretold, page 156
    Synonyms:
    eremitism

Synonyms of hermitism

Origin of hermitism

From hermit + -ism.

Questions about hermitism

What does hermitism mean?
Hermitism means the habits of a hermit, living alone and in isolation.
What part of speech is hermitism?
Hermitism is a noun.

Words near hermitism in the dictionary

  1. hermitic
  2. hermitical
  3. hermitically
  4. hermiticity
  5. hermitish
  6. hermitism
  7. hermitization
  8. hermitize
  9. hermitized
  10. hermitizes
  11. hermitizing

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