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eremita

hermit; recluse

noun eh-REH-mee-tah Rare
People & Society Religion

Origin: From Late Latin eremita, from Greek eremites (desert-dweller), from eremos (desert).

Usage Note

Eremita ends in -a but is masculine — l'eremita, gli eremiti — following the Greek masculine -a pattern shared by il profeta and il poeta. It describes a person who lives in solitude, historically a religious ascetic; figuratively it can describe any very solitary person.

Examples

"L'eremita viveva in una grotta."

Natural Translation

The hermit lived in a cave.

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