hermitage

noun

ˈhər-mə-tij How to pronounce hermitage (audio)
Definition of hermitagenext
1
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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2
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 That is, until Nile moves in next door, disrupting Aggie’s upstate New York hermitage. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 13 Nov. 2025 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hermitage
  1. hideout
  2. monastery
  3. lair
  4. cloister
  5. nest
Noun
  • Today the house at 176 Butch Cassidy Drive is named Robbers Roost, after the remote hideout in Utah used by Cassidy’s notorious Wild Bunch gang.
    — Catherine Dunwoody, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • Then, on December 2, 1993, a day after his 44th birthday, Escobar’s hideout was discovered in Medellín.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 July 2026
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  • The film follows filmmaker Ahsen Nadeem’s attempt to document one of Japan’s most secretive Buddhist monasteries.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 9 July 2026
  • In 1642, the fifth Dalai Lama first unified Tibet by yoking the strength of Mongol forces, who razed the monasteries of rival sects, killing thousands.
    — Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 July 2026
Definition of monastery
Noun
  • Cloaked in green, shaded by coconut, jackfruit, and banana trees, amid mangrove forests like a jungle lair or a scene from Lost.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026
  • Britt Zunino, partner and principal of Studio DB, knew that Gucci’s vibrant Heron wallpaper would make a dramatic impact in the tiny lair, since her client works in fashion.
    — Alia Akkam, Architectural Digest, 13 July 2026
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  • The cathedral, its peaceful cloister, and its ornate crypt are also worth a visit.
    — Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2026
  • In Rome, Le Graal will open the city’s first private members’ club of its kind inside Palazzo Medici Clarelli on the historic Via Giulia, with 11 rooms and suites, two restaurants, a cloister lounge, American bar, speakeasy, cigar room, wine cellar, gym, and treatment rooms.
    — Rachel Ingram, Robb Report, 21 June 2026
Definition of cloister
Noun
  • After fledging, Sandy and Luna may pop up on the nest cameras from time to time since they are expected to keep to Big Bear Valley for a bit.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 16 July 2026
  • Inspect your eaves regularly in spring to spot early signs of nesting, like hornet activity or small nests.
    — Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 12 July 2026
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