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hermitage

noun

/ˈhɜːrmɪtɪdʒ/

Meaning

A secluded residence or retreat, often for a hermit or religious recluse.

The monk spent years in a hermitage deep in the forest.

retreat, sanctuary, refuge, monastery, cloister

city, society, community

remote hermitage, mountain hermitage, forest hermitage, secluded hermitage

a person employed to guard or watch over a building or area, especially at night

The fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.

The mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, a...

A small circular band, typically worn as an ornament on the head.

a number of things or events that are related in some way

the state of feeling remorseful and repentant