Definition of hermitagenext
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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

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as in monastery
a residence for men under religious vows monks in that hermitage take a vow of silence

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Recent Examples of hermitage The excavation began in February 2025, in anticipation of future housing development near a modern-day hermitage, according to a statement from the French National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research (INRAP). Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2025 The Abbey of Saint Gall, originally a hermitage south of Lake Constance, was founded by one of his companions, Saint Gall (or Gallus). Bernd Roeck june 16, Literary Hub, 16 June 2025 The life that Iyer brings to the hermitage has troubles, too. Danny Heitman, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Jan. 2025 Color options include black, dreamy pink, tourmaline, buttercup yellow, hermitage, and latte white. Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019 See All Example Sentences for hermitage
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Noun
  • Indonesian authorities have vowed not to let the popular holiday island of Bali become a hideout for international criminals.
    CBS News, CBS News, 11 June 2026
  • The water, too, was wild—the Allegheny and its tributaries had yet to be dammed, and Flag Swamp was noted as one of the last hideouts for beavers in the state.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 June 2026
Noun
  • Zelenskyy visited the site of a Russian attack on the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra monastery on Monday.
    Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 16 June 2026
  • Additionally, Russia has ramped up attacks on civilian centers usually considered off-limits in wartime, such as a 1,000-year-old cathedral and monastery complex in Kyiv that was bombed Sunday night, killing three people.
    Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 15 June 2026
Noun
  • While the stop-motion that brings Quetzalcoatl to life is impressive (Q is one of the last kaiju movies to primarily use stop-motion animation before CGI took over), the film almost has more of a slasher-movie vibe, as the dragon attacks New Yorkers out of nowhere and then hides in its lair.
    James Grebey, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
  • Their plan goes haywire and Demogorgons track down all the kids who were making their escape and carry them away into their lair.
    Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
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  • The first was held in the cloister of the Gallery of Modern Art (GAM), with a private tour and cocktail reception for guests.
    Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 6 June 2026
  • Yes, the garden cloister arches are brand new, but the seamless blend of old and fake old really works.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 June 2026
Noun
  • Tend your nest, and let safety spark soft strength within.
    Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2026
  • Bird's nest ferns are actually much easier to take care of than most indoor ferns.
    Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 June 2026

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“Hermitage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hermitage. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.

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