单词 | hermitage |
释义 | hermitage/ˈhəːmɪtɪdʒ /noun 1The dwelling of a hermit, especially when small and remote.We live like the ancient Irish hermits, in separate hermitages, welcome retreatants, and go on the road periodically to give parish missions and retreats....
Synonyms retreat, refuge, haven, sanctuary, sanctum, asylum, hideaway, hideout, hiding place, shelter; Latin sanctum sanctorum informal hidey-hole 2 (the Hermitage) A major art museum in St Petersburg, Russia, containing among its collections those begun by Catherine the Great. Named with reference to the ‘retreat’ in which the empress displayed her treasures to her friends OriginMiddle English: from Old French, from hermite (see hermit). |
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