eremitic

eremitic
adjective
1. of or relating to or befitting eremites or their practices of hermitic living
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eremitic austerities

Syn: ↑eremitical
Ant: ↑cenobitic
Pertains to noun: ↑eremite (for: ↑eremitical), ↑eremite
Derivationally related forms: ↑eremite (for: ↑eremitical), ↑eremite
2. characterized by ascetic solitude
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the eremitic element in the life of a religious colony

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his hermitic existence

Syn: ↑anchoritic, ↑eremitical, ↑hermitic, ↑hermitical
Similar to: ↑unworldly
Derivationally related forms: ↑hermit (for: ↑hermitical), ↑hermit (for: ↑hermitic), ↑eremite (for: ↑eremitical), ↑eremite, ↑anchorite (for: ↑anchoritic)

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  • 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] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • eremitic — index solitary Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • eremitic — eremite ► NOUN ▪ a Christian hermit. DERIVATIVES eremitic adjective eremitical adjective. ORIGIN Latin eremita hermit …   English terms dictionary

  • eremitic life —    This word (from the Greek erēmos, meaning solitary ) originally referred to the first Christian hermits, who lived in the desert. Today the eremitic life is a way of following Christ through prayer and penance in solitude. (See CCC 920 921) …   Glossary of theological terms

  • eremitic — adjective see eremite …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • eremitic — See eremite. * * * …   Universalium

  • eremitic — adjective Characteristic of a hermit See Also: eremite …   Wiktionary

  • eremític — e|re|mí|tic Mot Pla Adjectiu variable …   Diccionari Català-Català

  • eremitic — adj. of a hermit, of a recluse …   English contemporary dictionary

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