eremitic
11eremitic — adj. of a hermit, of a recluse …
12eremitic — adj 1. hermitic, hermitical, Rare. her mitish, anchoritic, stylitic, troglodytic. 2. isolated, recluse, reclusive, sequestered; solitary, lone, single, solitudinarian. 3. ascetic, austere, self disciplined, hermitlike, celi bate, puritanical. 4.… …
13eremitic — er·e·mit·ic …
14Eremitical — Eremitic Er e*mit ic, Eremitical Er e*mit ic*al, a. Of or pertaining to an eremite; hermitical; living in solitude. An eremitical life in the woods. Fuller. The eremitic instinct. Lowell. [1913 Webster] …
15eremite — eremitic /er euh mit ik/, eremitical, eremitish /er euh muy tish/, adj. eremitism, n. /er euh muyt /, n. a hermit or recluse, esp. one under a religious vow. [1150 1200; ME < LL eremita HERMIT] * * * …
16Hermit — A hermit (from the Greek anachōreō , signifying to withdraw , to depart into the country outside the circumvallated city ), recluse and solitary . However, it is important to retain a clear distinction between the vocation of hermits and that of… …
17monasticism — /meuh nas teuh siz euhm/, n. the monastic system, condition, or mode of life. [1785 95; MONASTIC + ISM] * * * Institutionalized religious movement whose members are bound by vows to an ascetic life of prayer, meditation, or good works. Members of …
18Hermits — • Also called anchorites, men who fled the society of their fellow men to dwell alone in retirement Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Hermits Hermits …
19eremitical — adjective 1. of or relating to or befitting eremites or their practices of hermitic living eremitic austerities • Syn: ↑eremitic • Ant: ↑cenobitic (for: ↑eremitic) • Pertains to noun: ↑ …
20Consecrated life (Catholic Church) — St Benedict of Nursia (c. 480 543), who wrote the leading religious rule for monastic living, evokes the Christian roots of Europe , says Pope Benedict XVI. In the Roman Catholic Church, the term consecrated life denotes a stable form of… …
