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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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Recent Examples of hermitages
On the moors, cliffs, and hills there are wind farms; oil terminals; small farms, some of which have been there for many centuries; ruined medieval churches and hermitages; and prehistoric settlements, tombs, and monuments.
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Sarah Moss, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2026
Sarah Moss, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hermitages
Noun
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There was no immediate comment from Pakistan, which repeatedly has said its military only targets Afghan posts and militant hideouts.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Mar. 2026
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Frontiers are already porous here, crossed by smuggling routes, refugee trails and militant hideouts.—
Mihir Sharma,
Twin Cities,
8 Mar. 2026
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The Middle Ages really were an era when kings ruled in Christ’s name, when the popes of Rome commanded obedience from believers around Europe, and when monasteries played a crucial role in the shaping of values and education.—
Brett Whalen,
The Conversation,
11 Mar. 2026
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Activities Personalised treks to experience the character and charm of nearby villages, mountains, monasteries and lakes are led by highly knowledgeable guides such as Gyaljen Sherpa, 36, a veteran of Himalayan trekking.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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These involve raiding the lairs of hoodlum rivals, then singlehandedly dissuading them from competition.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Several portraits in medallions high on the walls of the cloisters show decapitated Dominican Friars who worked as inquisitors with just a stump for a neck and their heads held in their hands.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Mar. 2026
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Today, visitors come to Museo di San Marco to see the frescoes and panels by Fra Angelico, as well as its courtyard, cloisters, palazzo, and garden.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Feb. 2026
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South Florida parks are aflutter with all kinds of feathery vertebrates building nests.—
Lois K. Solomon,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Mar. 2026
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Cliff swallows make nests out of mud pellets that cling to overhangs.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Hermitages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hermitages. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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