eremitishadj.
/ˈɛrɪmʌɪtɪʃ/ Resembling an eremite; befitting an eremite.
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society > faith > church government > monasticism > anchorite > [adjective]
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hermitary1633
anchoretal1656
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society > society and the community > social relations > lack of social communication or relations > retirement or seclusion > [adjective] > retired or secluded (of person) > of or relating to hermit
eremitic1483
eremitarya1492
eremitical1577
hermitical1586
eremitish1605
eremital1613
hermitic1691
1605 Bp. J. Hall Medit. & Vowes I. 90 Christian good fellowship better then an Eremitish & melancholike solitarines.
1833 T. Medwin in Shelley Papers 61 The Guiccioli..seemed by no means to admire Milord's eremitish diet.
1880 L. Wallace Ben-Hur 213 A priest..never being more perfectly eremitish.
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