eremite
Example Sentences
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Most scrupulous of painters, he lived like an eremite, relentlessly purged his optic sense of all illusion, all imaginative invention.
From Time Magazine Archive
The seclusion was individual—the man was an eremite.
From Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV by Jastrow, Morris
Both have a "demon," but Sartor's is exceedingly fierce, dwelling among the tombs—Wordsworth's a mild eremite, loving the rocks and the woods.
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 8, January, 1851 by Various
I had unearthed my game at last and discovered my eremite in his mystic seclusion.
From The Complete Works of Josh Billings by Shaw, Henry W.
Around the cell of some eremite like Anthony, who fixed his retreat on Mount Colzim, a number of humble imitators gathered, emulous of his austerities and of his piety.
From History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition by Draper, John William
