hermitic
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her·mit
(hûr′mĭt)n.
1. A person who has withdrawn from society and lives a solitary existence; a recluse.
2. A cookie made with molasses, raisins, and nuts.
[Middle English heremite, from Old French, from Medieval Latin herēmīta, from Late Latin erēmīta, from Greek erēmītēs, from erēmiā, desert, from erēmos, solitary.]
her·mit′ic, her·mit′i·cal adj.
her·mit′i·cal·ly adv.
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Adj. | 1. | hermitic - characterized by ascetic solitude; "the eremitic element in the life of a religious colony"; "his hermitic existence" unworldly - not concerned with the temporal world or swayed by mundane considerations; "was unworldly and did not greatly miss worldly rewards"- Sheldon Cheney |
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