hermitage

noun

ˈhər-mə-tij How to pronounce hermitage (audio)
Definition of hermitagenext
1
as in hideout
a place where a person goes to hide or to avoid others the artist's desert hermitage was a small adobe house at the end of a long dusty road

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2
as in monastery
a residence for men under religious vows monks in that hermitage take a vow of silence

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Recent Examples of hermitage On the moors, cliffs, and hills there are wind farms; oil terminals; small farms, some of which have been there for many centuries; ruined medieval churches and hermitages; and prehistoric settlements, tombs, and monuments. — Sarah Moss, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2026 The Abbey of Saint Gall, originally a hermitage south of Lake Constance, was founded by one of his companions, Saint Gall (or Gallus). — Bernd Roeck june 16, Literary Hub, 16 June 2025 Aflame, by Pico Iyer Travel writer and spiritual thinker Pico Iyer has spent time at a Benedictine hermitage in California, a seemingly idyllic setting. — Monitor Reviewers, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Dec. 2025 The excavation began in February 2025, in anticipation of future housing development near a modern-day hermitage, according to a statement from the French National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research (INRAP). — Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for hermitage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hermitage
  1. hideout
  2. monastery
  3. lair
  4. cloister
  5. nest
Noun
  • Security forces carried out a ground operation along the border late Sunday, followed by strikes against militant hideouts and safe havens, killing 29 fighters, Pakistan’s Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said.
    — Abdul Qahar Afghan, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
  • Pakistani security forces carried out a ground operation along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border late Sunday, followed by strikes against militant hideouts and safe havens, killing 29 fighters, Pakistan's Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 June 2026
Definition of hideout
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  • The high jewelry collection was presented inside a 12th-century church on San Clemente Island, a secluded island in the Venetian lagoon that once served as a monastery and later an asylum before becoming home to a luxury hotel.
    — Anthony DeMarco, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Smoke and fire rise from the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra monastery following a Russian missile strike this month.
    — Elmira Aliieva, NBC news, 30 June 2026
Definition of monastery
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  • Regardless, the small lady leads Paula right to Dennis’ lair.
    — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 1 July 2026
  • But what was more notable was that the sandwich shop had a portal to a wizard's lair, which is where the Russo kids trained to become the only standing wizard family.
    — Christian Holub, Entertainment Weekly, 21 June 2026
Definition of lair
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  • The cathedral, its peaceful cloister, and its ornate crypt are also worth a visit.
    — Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2026
  • In Rome, Le Graal will open the city’s first private members’ club of its kind inside Palazzo Medici Clarelli on the historic Via Giulia, with 11 rooms and suites, two restaurants, a cloister lounge, American bar, speakeasy, cigar room, wine cellar, gym, and treatment rooms.
    — Rachel Ingram, Robb Report, 21 June 2026
Definition of cloister
Noun
  • Luna began the day hopping around, perching on the various trees near the nest.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 2 July 2026
  • Like many nations, China is facing a generational challenge in the form of 118 million empty-nest senior citizens who might not mind someone’s company—even if that someone periodically receives over-the-air updates.
    — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 2 July 2026
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