Synonyms of hermitage

hermitage

noun

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hideout
• lair
• nest
• hideaway
• den
• refuge
• concealment
• hidey-hole
• hidy-hole
• shelter
• retreat
• covert
• nook
• haunt
• redoubt
• blind
• harbor
• recess
• hangout
• haven
• harborage
• cover

2

as in monastery

a residence for men under religious vows

monks in that hermitage take a vow of silence

Synonyms & Similar Words

• monastery
• cloister
• abbey
• priory
• convent
• friary
• nunnery
• house
• lamasery

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