hermiticadj.
/həːˈmɪtɪk/, /həˈmɪtɪk/, U.S. /hərˈmɪdɪk/ = hermitical adj.
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eremitish1605
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hermitish1812
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
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hermitical1586
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hermitic1691
1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende 423/2 I do seke a place for to lede my lyf heremytyke and solytarylye.]
1691 A. Gavin Observ. Journy to Naples 228 The Heremetick State.
1790 W. Wrighte Grotesque Archit. 3 An hermetic retreat, to be composed of roots and irregular branches of trees.
1893 Scribner's Mag. 13 344/2 Mallarmé has withdrawn into a hermitic seclusion.
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