Eremitic (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Of or relating to or befitting eremites or their practices of hermitic living; "eremitic austerities".
Classification
Relational adjectives (pertainyms).
Examples
- The monastery was a hub for eremitic activity, with monks devoting themselves to solitude and prayer.
- His decision to sell his possessions and move to a mountain cave was an attempt to live a more eremitic lifestyle.
- The reclusive writer lived in eremitic solitude, avoiding the world outside his isolated cabin.
- Eremitic monks throughout history have made extreme physical and spiritual sacrifices, living off berries and alms.
- By shedding all material comforts and human relationships, she aspired to lead a true eremitic life.
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Meaning 2
Characterized by ascetic solitude; "the eremitic element in the life of a religious colony"; "his hermitic existence".
Classification
All adjective clusters.