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Recluse vs Reclusion - What's the difference?

recluse | reclusion |

As nouns the difference between recluse and reclusion

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

As an adjective recluse

is (now rare ) sequestered; secluded, isolated.

As a verb recluse

is (obsolete) 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.
    • ----

    reclusion

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • Life as a recluse
  • * {{quote-news, year=2008, date=May 18, author=Stephen Metcalf, title=Provence Profound, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=Every few years, a fresh wave of urbanites head north for a restorative of wilderness reclusion and pioneer roughing it, only to be made fun of by their predecessors as despoilers and effete poseurs. }}

    See also

    * seclusion * recusal

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