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Recluse vs Hermit - What's the difference?

recluse | hermit |

Hermit is a synonym of recluse.



As nouns the difference between recluse and hermit

is that recluse is a person who lives in self-imposed isolation or seclusion from the world, especially for religious purposes; a hermit while hermit is a religious recluse; someone who lives alone for religious reasons; an eremite.

As an adjective recluse

is (now rare) Sequestered; secluded, isolated.

As a verb recluse

is to shut; to seclude.

recluse

English

(wikipedia recluse)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (now rare ) Sequestered; secluded, isolated.
    • a recluse monk or hermit
  • * J. Philips
    • In meditation deep, recluse / From human converse.
  • (now rare ) Hidden, secret.

    • Synonyms

    * reclusive

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who lives in self-imposed isolation or seclusion from the world, especially for religious purposes; a hermit.
  • (obsolete) The place where a recluse dwells; a place of isolation or seclusion.
    • (Foxe)
  • (US) A brown recluse spider.

    • Synonyms

    anchorite, eremite, hermit * See also

    Derived terms

    * brown recluse * recluse spider

    Verb

    (reclus)
  • (obsolete) To shut; to seclude.
    • ----

    hermit

    English

    Alternative forms

    * eremite, heremit, heremite (obsolete)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A religious recluse; someone who lives alone for religious reasons; an eremite.
  • A recluse; someone who lives alone and shuns human companionship.
  • A spiced cookie made with molasses, raisins, and nuts.

    • Synonyms

    In the sense of hermit: *anchorite *eremite *recluse * See also

    Derived terms

    * hermit crab * hermit thrush * hermit warbler * hermitage * hermitize

    See also

    * monachos * monk

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