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| Noun | 1. Monasticism characterized by solitude in which the social dimension of life is sacrificed to the primacy of religious experience.[Wordnet] 2. The state of a hermit; a living in seclusion from social life.[Websters]. | |
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Date "Eremitism" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. Monasticism characterized by solitude in which the social dimension of life is sacrificed to the primacy of religious experience.[Wordnet]
2. The state of a hermit; a living in seclusion from social life.[Websters]. | |
Sources: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) | Top | |
Date "EREMITISM" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
