Relating to or characteristic of hermits or hermitages; befitting a solitary, reclusive, or contemplative lifestyle.
From hermit plus the suffix -ary (relating to). A less common variant of hermitic or hermitical, emphasizing the places and practices of hermit life.
The rise of hermitary culture in early Christianity represented a radical rejection of Roman society—while cities were crowded and corrupt, hermits proved that spiritual enlightenment required leaving civilization entirely, influencing monasticism for over a thousand years.
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