n.
A recluse or hermit, especially a religious recluse.
[Middle English, from Late Latin erēmīta. See hermit.]
eremitic er'e·mit'ic (-mĭt'ĭk) or er'e·mit'i·cal adj.
eremite
Dictionary:
er·e·mite (âr'ə-mīt') 
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n.
A recluse or hermit, especially a religious recluse.
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
a Christian recluse
Antonym: cenobite (meaning #1)
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