Definition
People who choose to live alone, usually for religious reasons, withdrawing from society to focus on spiritual practice.
Etymology
From Greek 'eremites' (ἐρημίτης), derived from 'eremos' (ἔρημος) meaning 'desert' or 'solitary.' The term entered English via Late Latin and was popularized during the Christian monastic movement when religious hermits lived in deserts.
Kelly Says
The early Christian eremites literally fled to Egyptian deserts in the 3rd-4th centuries to escape Roman persecution and find spiritual clarity—they weren't running away from life so much as running toward what they believed was ultimate truth, creating the template for all future monks and nuns.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አምላክ ሰው
am-lak sew
BNবাংলা
বৌদ্ধ সাধু
bouddha sadhu
CACatalà
eremites
eh-reh-mee-tes
CSČeština
poustevníci
pous-tyev-ni-tsi
DADansk
æresmænd
ae-res-men
DEDeutsch
Eremiten
eh-reh-mee-ten
ELΕλληνικά
μοναχός
mo-na-chos
ESEspañol
eremitas
eh-reh-mee-tas
FISuomi
eremitit
eh-reh-mee-tit
FRFrançais
ermites
er-meet
HIहिन्दी
भिक्षु
bhi-k-shu
HUMagyar
remettek
reh-met-tek
IDBahasa Indonesia
pertapa
per-ta-pa
ITItaliano
eremiti
eh-reh-mee-tee
KMKM
ព្រះពុទ្ធ
preah-put-th
MSBahasa Melayu
pertapa
per-ta-pa
NLNederlands
eremieten
eh-reh-mee-ten
NONorsk
eremitter
eh-reh-mee-ter
PLPolski
eremici
eh-reh-mee-chi
PTPortuguês
eremitas
eh-reh-mee-tas
RORomână
eremite
eh-reh-mee-teh
RUРусский
отшельники
ot-she-lniki
SVSvenska
eremiter
eh-reh-mee-ter
SWKiswahili
wafanyakazi
wa-fya-na-ka-zi
TEతెలుగు
నరసింహుడు
narasimha-du
THไทย
พระภิกษุ
pra-pha-k-shu
TLTL
taong nag-iisa
ta-ong nag-ee-sa
TRTürkçe
tekviler
tek-vi-ler
UKУкраїнська
отшельники
ot-she-lniki