Hermit — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

one retired from society for religious reasons

one who lives in solitude

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈɑːks/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈɜːmɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈɜːmɪt/

2 syllables Say it as /hˈɑːks/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

troglodyte recluse solitudinarian solitary anchorite

Word Forms

anchoritic	adjective	characterized by ascetic solitude
hermitic	adjective	characterized by ascetic solitude
hermitical	adjective	characterized by ascetic solitude
recluse	adjective	withdrawn from society; seeking solitude
solitary	adjective	characterized by or preferring solitude

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Einsiedler

man zog sich aus religiösen Gründen aus der Gesellschaft zurück

🇫🇷French

ermite

une personne retraitée de la société pour des raisons religieuses

🇪🇸Spanish

ermitaño

uno retirado de la sociedad por razones religiosas

🇮🇹Italian

eremita

uno si ritirava dalla società per motivi religiosi

🇳🇱Dutch

kluizenaar

één trok zich om religieuze redenen terug uit de samenleving

🇵🇹Portuguese

eremita

alguém se aposentou da sociedade por motivos religiosos

🇷🇺Russian

отшельник

один ушел из общества по религиозным причинам

India

🇮🇳Hindi

एकांतवासी

एक ने धार्मिक कारणों से समाज से संन्यास ले लिया

🇧🇩Bengali

সন্ন্যাসী

একজন ধর্মীয় কারণে সমাজ থেকে অবসর নিয়েছেন

🇮🇳Tamil

துறவி

ஒருவர் மத காரணங்களுக்காக சமூகத்தில் இருந்து ஓய்வு பெற்றார்

🇮🇳Telugu

సన్యాసి

ఒకరు మతపరమైన కారణాలతో సమాజం నుండి రిటైర్ అయ్యారు

🇮🇳Marathi

संन्यासी

एक धार्मिक कारणास्तव समाजातून निवृत्त झाला

🇮🇳Gujarati

સંન્યાસી

એક ધાર્મિક કારણોસર સમાજમાંથી નિવૃત્ત થયો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಂನ್ಯಾಸಿ

ಒಬ್ಬರು ಧಾರ್ಮಿಕ ಕಾರಣಗಳಿಗಾಗಿ ಸಮಾಜದಿಂದ ನಿವೃತ್ತರಾದರು

🇮🇳Malayalam

സന്യാസി

ഒരാൾ മതപരമായ കാരണങ്ങളാൽ സമൂഹത്തിൽ നിന്ന് വിരമിച്ചു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੰਨਿਆਸੀ

ਇੱਕ ਧਾਰਮਿਕ ਕਾਰਨਾਂ ਕਰਕੇ ਸਮਾਜ ਤੋਂ ਸੇਵਾਮੁਕਤ ਹੋਇਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

متولی

ایک مذہبی وجوہات کی بنا پر معاشرے سے ریٹائر ہوا۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

隐士

因宗教原因退出社会的人

🇯🇵Japanese

隠者

ある人は宗教上の理由で社会から引退した

🇰🇷Korean

은자

종교적인 이유로 사회에서 은퇴한 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ẩn sĩ

một người rút lui khỏi xã hội vì lý do tôn giáo

🇹🇭Thai

ฤาษี

คนหนึ่งออกจากสังคมด้วยเหตุผลทางศาสนา

🇮🇩Indonesian

pertapa

seseorang pensiun dari masyarakat karena alasan agama

🇵🇭Filipino

ermitanyo

ang isa ay nagretiro sa lipunan para sa mga relihiyosong dahilan

🇲🇾Malay

bertapa

seorang bersara daripada masyarakat atas sebab agama

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الناسك

واحد يتقاعد من المجتمع لأسباب دينية

🇮🇷Persian

گوشه نشین

یکی به دلایل مذهبی از جامعه بازنشسته شد

🇹🇷Turkish

keşiş

Dini nedenlerden dolayı toplumdan emekli olan biri

🇮🇱Hebrew

נָזִיר

אחד פרש מהחברה מסיבות דתיות

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