Definition of hermitagenext
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as in hideout
a place where a person goes to hide or to avoid others the artist's desert hermitage was a small adobe house at the end of a long dusty road

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as in monastery
a residence for men under religious vows monks in that hermitage take a vow of silence

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Recent Examples of hermitage The excavation began in February 2025, in anticipation of future housing development near a modern-day hermitage, according to a statement from the French National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research (INRAP). Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2025 The Abbey of Saint Gall, originally a hermitage south of Lake Constance, was founded by one of his companions, Saint Gall (or Gallus). Bernd Roeck june 16, Literary Hub, 16 June 2025 The life that Iyer brings to the hermitage has troubles, too. Danny Heitman, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Jan. 2025 Color options include black, dreamy pink, tourmaline, buttercup yellow, hermitage, and latte white. Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019 See All Example Sentences for hermitage
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Noun
  • One of the regional officials said strikes by Saudi Arabia targeted hideouts of Iraqi militias, mainly Kataib Hezbollah, after Riyadh assessed that most of the drone attacks on Saudi Arabia came from neighboring Iraq.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 May 2026
  • One of the regional officials said strikes by Saudi Arabia targeted hideouts of Iraqi militias, mainly Kataib Hezbollah, after Riyadh assessed that most of the drone attacks on Saudi Arabia came from neighboring Iraq.
    Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026
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  • The monastery and nearby botanical gardens doubled as part of the wealthy city of Qarth in Game of Thrones serving as the setting for a lavish garden party attended by Daenerys Targaryen.
    Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
  • Stylish Nun Assisi Relais occupies a 13th-century monastery and has a spa built into its first-century Roman foundations.
    Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 31 May 2026
Noun
  • The set feels less like a ’90s living room than a cozy villain’s lair, warm but volatile (and easily set ablaze).
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 1 May 2026
  • Dane Lafrey’s magnificent, multi-level design makes maximum use of the Palace’s cavernous stage to create a lair to die for.
    Frank Rizzo, Variety, 27 Apr. 2026
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  • Yes, the garden cloister arches are brand new, but the seamless blend of old and fake old really works.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 June 2026
  • Inside, visitors will find a church, tower, cloister, and several detailed stone sculptures.
    Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 29 May 2026
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  • The best safety measure when encountering bees near nests is to leave the area and create distance to avoid being stung by female carpenter bees.
    Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 30 May 2026
  • One of the other creatures parked in Clark’s Backrooms nest is a diminutive entity in velvety red that strongly recalls a still, silent version of the Little Man From Another Place, a signature character from David Lynch’s Twin Peaks.
    Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 29 May 2026

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“Hermitage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hermitage. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.

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