eremite C2+ Topic:Religion & Belief US /ˈɛrəˌmaɪt/ UK /ˈɛrɪmaɪt/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a religious recluse; a hermit (literary) The eremite lived alone in a cave above the valley. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a religious recluse; a... hermitrecluseanchoritesolitaryascetic ↔ Opposites socialite Word family Derived forms eremiticeremiticaleremitism Related forms hermitanchorite Etymology AI details From Late Latin eremita, from Ancient Greek erēmitēs 'of the desert', from erēmos 'desert, solitary, uninhabited'. A doublet of hermit. eremita la-lat erēmitēs Ancient Greek erēmos Ancient Greek View etymology graph -> Topics Religion & Belief Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # eremite **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈɛrəˌmaɪt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɛrɪmaɪt/ ## Meanings 1. a religious recluse; a hermit (literary) ## Examples - The eremite lived alone in a cave above the valley. ## Synonyms - hermit - recluse - anchorite - solitary - ascetic ## Antonyms - socialite ## Derived Forms - eremitic - eremitical - eremitism ## Related Forms - hermit - anchorite ## Roots and Affixes - Root: eremita - Root: erēmitēs - Root: erēmos ## Etymology From Late Latin eremita, from Ancient Greek erēmitēs 'of the desert', from erēmos 'desert, solitary, uninhabited'. A doublet of hermit. ## AI Etymology Eremite is from Late Latin eremita, from Ancient Greek erēmitēs 'of the desert', from erēmos 'desert, solitary, uninhabited'. A doublet of hermit. Important recorded forms include eremita (Latin), erēmitēs (Ancient Greek), and erēmos (Ancient Greek). The current sense covers a religious recluse; a hermit (literary). The wider family includes derived forms such as eremitic, eremitical, and eremitism and related words such as hermit and anchorite. ## Topics - Religion & Belief - Register & Style markdown