hermitages

plural of hermitage
1
as in hideouts
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 monasteries
a residence for men under religious vows monks in that hermitage take a vow of silence

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Noun
  • If this were true, Solomon would learn all of this elder’s secret hideouts and survival tricks, resulting in a formidable pair for any hunter to take on.
    Jim Tschetter, Outdoor Life, 27 Aug. 2025
  • According to the Old Farmers Almanac, however, the moon’s name actually refers to the worm-like beetle larvae that come out from winter hideouts, such as thawing tree bark, during this time of year.
    Hannah Poukish, Sacramento Bee, 7 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Throughout the Bronze Age and medieval centuries, Armenian vineyards thrived under the rule of kingdoms and monasteries.
    Layne Randolph, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • In an important variation, medieval soldiers returning from war regularly spent an extended period of penance in monasteries – a recognition of Catholicism’s teaching that any war is inherently sinful.
    Timothy Gabrielli, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Remnants of concrete German artillery bunkers and machine gun nests litter the coastline.
    Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Parker remembers fighting through twigs and branches to reach eagle nests, which can be six feet wide and weigh over a ton.
    Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Hermitages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hermitages. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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