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hermitage

[hur-mi-tij, er-mi-tahzh] / ˈhɜr mɪ tɪdʒ, ˌɛr mɪˈtɑʒ /
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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

If you crave a bite, climb the steps beyond the point and turn left, passing the hermitage gardens as you go toward Swami’s Cafe for an acai bowl.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 16, 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

She came to Solas Bhride this year for a weeklong stay in its hermitage.

From New York Times Mar. 11, 2022

It was like a forgotten hermitage — the cave hidden beneath the growth, the strange fertility goddess statue of Our Ladybird with her tattered Miss Miss sash in place.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray

They established hermitages and monasteries in traditionally pagan sites and occasionally suffered persecution by the local inhabitants.

From Textbooks Apr. 19, 2023

Lizz Pickard of Colorado is staying at one of the hermitages at Solas Bride this week, the latest of several visits.

From Seattle Times Feb. 1, 2023

These served as hermitages for certain high-minded urban refugees and as vacation properties for others.

From New York Times Oct. 7, 2021

His companions were genuine lay brothers, able to lead him through the marshes and waterways to isolated hermitages and priories, where he would be able to plan his next moves.

From BBC Dec. 26, 2020

Some evil has to be done with the good, unless we’re going back to pillories and hermitages, to keep ourselves unspotted from the world.

From The Carleton Case by Clark, Ellery H.




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