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hermitage

[hur-mi-tij, er-mi-tahzh] / ˈhɜr mɪ tɪdʒ, ˌɛr mɪˈtɑʒ /
NOUN
hideaway
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The manuscript opens with the life of Giovanni of Florence, who built the Augustinian hermitage of Santa Lucia in Larniano with help from local farmers.

From Science Daily • Feb. 2, 2026

Unless somebody at Google HQ has just made a fix, Google Maps will tell you incorrectly that the hermitage and lodge are beyond the road closure.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2025

The hermitage was his summer hideaway, a place for monthslong vacations with family and friends.

From New York Times • Mar. 15, 2024

He continues to be struck by the emotional effect the island has on those who visit the monastery and hermitage.

From BBC • Aug. 13, 2022

His first night in the hermitage was, deliberately, a sleepless one.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley




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