as in hermits
a person who lives away from others
many Christian saints were anchorites who removed themselves from the world to focus on their spirituality
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hermits
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Many of us became hermits when COVID-19 ravaged our sense of normalcy, and some still haven’t quite gotten back into the swing of in-person dating.—
Essence,
Essence,
5 Sep. 2025 -
The practice of self-flagellation, Norman Cohn informs us, was seemingly first adopted by monastic hermits in the eleventh century.—
Michael Robbins,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Anchorites.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anchorites. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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