Definition of hermit

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her·mit    (hûrmt) KEY 

NOUN:

1. A person who has withdrawn from society and lives a solitary existence; a recluse.
2. A spiced cookie made with molasses, raisins, and nuts.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English heremite, from Old French, from Medieval Latin hermta, from Late Latin ermta, from Greek ermts, from ermi, desert, from ermos, solitary

OTHER FORMS:
her·mitic or her·miti·cal(Adjective), her·miti·cal·ly(Adverb)