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Definition: Hermit |
HermitNoun1. One retired from society for religious reasons. 2. One who lives in solitude. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "hermit" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references) |
Etymology: Hermit \Her"mit\, noun. [Old English ermite, eremite, heremit, heremite, French hermite, ermite, Latin eremita, Greek, from lonely, solitary. Compare to Eremite.]. (references) |
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Satire | HERMIT, n. A person whose vices and follies are not sociable. Source: Devil's Dictionary. |
Dream Interpretation | To dream of a hermit, denotes sadness and loneliness caused by the unfaithfulness of friends. If you are a hermit yourself, you will pursue researches into intricate subjects, and will take great interest in the discussions of the hour. To find yourself in the abode of a hermit, denotes unselfishness toward enemies and friends alike. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted .... |
Literature | Hermit (The English). Roger Crab. He subsisted at the expense of three farthings a week, or 3s. 3d. per annum. His food consisted of bran, herbs, roots, dock-leaves, mallows, and grass. Crab died in 1680. Hermit Peter the Hermit. Preacher of the first crusade. (1050-1115.). Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
A hermit is a person living in self-reclusion by his/her choice, as many early Christians did. But this term can also be applied to certain practitioners of Hinduism or Buddhism.Hermits often dwelled in caves, forests or deserts, but some of them preferred an isolated cell in a monastery. Most hermits are men.
Hermits in Religion
From a religious point of view, a hermit chooses that form of life to be closer to his god, spending most of his time in meditation, contemplation and prayer (sometimes also preaching, like John the Baptist).
Hermits renounce to all pleasures of life, beginning with sex, following with luxury and cleanness, a good diet, etc., and ending in most cases with the contact between them and other people. They try to reach sanctity by means of this way of life, and Catholicism has canonised many of them. The term saint is also used in Hinduism and Buddhism.
Richard Freiherr von Krafft-Ebing, a 19th century psychiatrist, had already referred to the desire of reaching sanctity as a hysteric manifestation.
John Chrysostom is an example of misogynous hermit; he said that it was preferable to remain single than to have to bear the burden of a woman (among other contemptuous concepts on women).
Anthony the Great is an example of psychotic hermit that suffered hallucinations, characterised by visions of demons tempting him with beautiful women to commit sexual "sins".
Gautama Buddha can be cited as an example of misogynous hermit (he abandoned his wife and son, and when re-encountered them never had sexual intercourse with her again) that also suffered hallucinations, blaming the demon Mara for showing him beautiful women with nice huge breasts and fragrant hips.
Diogenes the Cynic was an ancient Greek philosopher who led an ascetic life in a barrel. When Alexander the Great came to him one day and offered to grant him a wish, Diogenes asked Alexander to step out of his sun.
Hermits in Medicine
From a psychiatric point of view, hermits are persons suffering a religious mania, a mental alteration characterised by misogyny (misandry in case of women), hysteria, and many times psychosis. The tendency to self-reclusion is a schizophrenic characteristic, present not only in schizophrenia but also in pre-schizophrenic persons.
It is common the presence of hallucinations in hermits, as well as hearing voices (psychotic characteristics).
See Eden Ahbez
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Monasticism (from Greek: monachos—a solitary person) is the religious practice of renouncing all worldly pursuits in order to fully devote one's life to spiritual work. Many religions have monastic elements, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Christianity, and Islam, though the expressions differ considerably. Those pursuing a monastic life are usually called monks or brothers (male), and nuns or sisters (female).
Hindu Monasticism
In Hinduism, monastic tradition varies somewhat from sect to sect. Historically this path has been open to males only, but some traditions now accept female renunciates as well. Hindu monks are called Sadhus and in most traditions are easily recognized by their saffron robes. Vaisnava monks shave their heads except for a small patch of hair on the back of the head, while Saivite monks in most traditions let their hair and beard grow uncut.
A Sadhu's vow of renunciation typically forbids him from:
- owning personal property apart from a bowl, a cup, two sets of clothing and medical aides such as eyeglasses;
- having any contact with, looking at, thinking of or even being in the presence of women;
- eating for pleasure;
- posessing or even touching money or valuables in any way, shape or form;
- maintaining personal relationships.
Buddhist Monasticism
The Sangha, democratic order of Buddhist monks and nuns, was founded by Gautama Buddha during his lifetime of missionary work over 2500 years ago. Established to preserve the doctrine and discipline now known as Buddhism, they are a living example for the laity. A monk, known as a Bhikkhu in Pali, firstly ordains as a Samanera (novice) for a year or until the ripe age of 20. If deemed acceptable and able by the order, he then receives full ordination and now lives by the 227 monastic rules, called the Patimokkha, which are stated in the Tripitaka. Once a year as a novice monastic, and if 20 years old, the female Samaneri becomes a nun or Bhikkhuni and will adhere to 311 rules of discipline. Monastics eat one vegetarian meal at noon and fast until sunrise the follwing day. Between midday and the next day, a strict life of celibacy, scripture study, chanting, meditation and occasional cleaning forms most of the duties. It is necessary for not only monks but the laity to practice with intuitive insight, in a state of mindfulness and concentration, here and now, to benefit from the experience. Only then is Enlightenment possible.
The distinction between Sangha and lay persons has always been important and forms the Purisa, Buddhist community. Here, monastics teach and counsel the laity at request while laymen and laywomen offer donations for their future support. This inter-connectedness serves as a marriage and has sustained Buddhism to this day.
The legendary Shaolin monasteries of China are perhaps best known in the Western hemisphere from martial art films. Practicing Ch'an of the Mahayana school, this form of Buddhism spread to Korea and subsequently to Japan where it is now known as Zen. According to legend, their founder is known alternatively as Bodhidharma or Ta Mo.
In Tibet, before the Communist invasion in the late 40's and early 50's, a strikingly large percentage of males, more than half of the countries population, were expected to ordained for monastic life. Due to the oppressive struggle, and destruction of monasteries and libraries, Tibetans now live in exile. Hoping to resume and revive an independent nation under the Dalai Lama, spiritual leader of Vajrayana Buddhism, many Tibetan monks annually risk crossing the Himalayas to seek freedom in India.
In Sri Lanka, Thailand, Cambodia and Myanmar where the religious prevalence is Theravada, there is a common tradition of short ordination. During a school break, many young men usually ordain for a week or two to earn merit for loved ones and to gain knowledge of the Dharma, Buddhist teaching.
Christian Monasticism
Monasticism in Christianity is a family of similar traditions that began to develop early in the history of the Christian Church, modeled upon Scriptural examples and ideals, but not mandated as an institution by the Scriptures.
While most people think of Christian or Catholic monks or nuns as "something to do with living in a monastery", from the Church's point of view the focus has nothing to do with living in a monastery or performing any specific activity, rather the focus is on an ideal called the religious life, also called the state of perfection. In other words, a monk or nun is a person who has vowed to follow not only the commandments of the Church, but also the counsels (e.g., vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience). The words of Jesus which are the cornerstone for this ideal are "be ye perfect like your heavenly Father is perfect".
Precursor models of the Christian monastic ideal
The ancient models of the modern Christian monastic ideal are the Nazirites and the prophets of Israel. A Nazirite was a person voluntarily separated to the Lord, under a special vow.
The prophets of Israel were set apart to the Lord for the sake of a message of repentance. Some of them lived under extreme conditions, voluntarily separated or forced into seclusion because of the burden of their message. Other prophets were members of communities, schools mentioned occasionally in the Scriptures but about which there is much speculation and little known. The pre-Abrahamic prophets, Enoch and Melchizedek, and especially the Jewish prophets Elijah and his disciple Elisha are important to Christian monastic tradition. The most frequently cited "role-model" for the life of a hermit separated to the Lord, in whom the Nazarite and the prophet are believed to be combined in one person, is John the Baptist. John also had disciples who stayed with him and, as may be supposed, were taught by him and lived in a manner similar to his own.
- 2 Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘If a man or woman wants to make a special vow, a vow of separation to the LORD as a Nazirite, 3he must abstain from wine and other fermented drink 5 During the entire period of his vow of separation no razor may be used on his head. He must be holy until the period of his separation to the LORD is over; he must let the hair of his head grow long. 6Throughout the period of his separation to the LORD he must not go near a dead body. 8 Throughout the period of his separation he is consecrated to the LORD. (Numbers 6, NIV)
The female role models for monasticism are Mary the mother of Jesus and the four virgin daughters of Philip the evangelist:
- 1 In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the Desert of Judea ... 4 John’s clothes were made of camel’s hair, and he had a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey. 5 People went out to him from Jerusalem and all Judea and the whole region of the Jordan. 6 Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River. (Matthew 3, NIV)
The monastic ideal is also modeled upon the Apostle Paul, who is believed to have been celibate, and a tentmaker:
- ''7 On finishing the voyage from Tyre, we arrived at Ptolemais, greeted the brothers, and stayed with them for one day. 8 The next day we left and came to Caesarea. We went to the home of Philip the evangelist, one of the seven, and stayed with him. 9 He had four unmarried daughters who could prophesy. (Acts 21, NIV)
But, the consummate prototype of all modern Christian monasticism, communal and solitary, is Jesus:
- 7 I wish that all men were as I am. But each man has his own gift from God; one has this gift, another has that. 8 Now to the unmarried and the widows I say: It is good for them to stay unmarried, as I am. (1 Corinthians 7, NIV)
The first Christian communities lived in common, sharing everything, according to Acts of the Apostles.
- '' 5 Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus: 6 Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, 7 but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. 8 And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death -- even death on a cross! ( Philippians 2, NIV)
Institutional Christian monasticism
Institutional Christian monasticism seems to have begun in the deserts in AD 4th century Egypt as a kind of living martyrdom. Contemporary piety believed that the deserts and wilderness were inhabited by demons, and so the monks would go out into the desert to fight the demons, and to overcome their temptations. Some scholars still present monasticism as a seeking for martyrdom after the legalization of Christianity meant that one could no longer be persecuted for being a Christian. Others point to historical evidence that individuals were living the life later known as monasticism before the legalization of Christianity. In fact it is believed by the Carmelites that they were started by the Jewish prohet Elias. Anthony the Great and Pachomius were early monastic innovators in Egypt. Eastern Orthodoxy looks to Basil of Caesarea as a founding monastic legislator, as well as the example of the Desert Fathers. Benedict is often credited with being the 'father of Western monasticism'.
From a very early time there were probably individuals who lived a life in isolation - hermits - in imitation of Jesus's 40 days in the desert. They have left no confirmed archaeological traces and only hints in the written record. Anthony of Egypt lived as a hermit and developed a following of other hermits who lived nearby but not in community with him. This variety of monasticism is called eremitical or "hermit-like". Pachomius, a follower of Anthony, also acquired a following; he chose to mould them into a community in which the monks lived in individual huts or rooms (cellula in Latin, "cell", which has a different connotation in modern English) but worked, ate, and worshipped in shared space. This method of monastic organization is called cenobitic or "community-based." All the familiar monastic orders are cenobitic in nature. In Catholic theology, this community based living is considered superior because of the obedienance practiced and because one is less likely to err then one would be by oneselve. The head of a monastery came to be known by the word for "Father" in Syriac, Abba, in English, "Abbot".
Christian monasticism was and continued for centuries to be a lay condition - monks depended on a local parish church for the sacraments. However, if the monastery was isolated in the desert, as were many of the Egyptian examples, that inconvenience compelled monasteries either to take in priest members, to have their abbot ordained, or to have other members ordained. A priest-monk is sometimes called a hieromonk. In many cases in Eastern Orthodoxy, when a bishopric needed to be filled, they would look to nearby monasteries to find suitable candidates. Since many priests were married (before being ordained to the priesthood), but bishops were required to be celibate, monasteries were a good source of celibate men who were also spiritually mature and generally possessing the other qualities desired in a bishop. Gregory Palamas is one such example.
In traditional Catholic societies, monastic communities often took charge of social services such as education and healthcare; to the latter they were so closely linked that nurses are often called "sisters."
Christian Monastic Orders
A number of distinct monastic orders developed within Roman Catholicism. Eastern Orthodoxy does not have a system of orders, per se.
The Society of Jesus (Jesuits) is a religious order, having vows; but, it is not a monastic order, strictly speaking,
- Augustinians, which evolved from the Priests Canons who would normally work with the Bishop: now living together with him as monks under St. Augustine's rule
- Benedictines, founded by St. Benedict, stresses manual labor in a self subsistant monastary.
- Carmelites, Contemplative Order
- Carthusians
- Celestines
- Cistercians
- Dominicans, Mendicant (preaching) order. They blend the active and the contemplative life: namely they practice contemplation, and go out to preach the fruits of that contemplation and encourage others to contemplate.
- Franciscans, another Mendicant order, they were charged with preaching to the poor.
- Trappists
- Redemptorists
- Christian Brothers
- Visitation Sisters
- Knights Templar
Sufi Brotherhoods in Islam
Some of the Sufi orders have set up communities that have been compared to monasteries, though there is as much reason to consider them Ashrams I think. this needs to be elaborated
See Sufism and Islam
See also:
- Order (religious)
- Monastery
- Pachomius -- early example of monastic organizer
- Rule of St Benedict
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Synonyms: HermitSynonyms: anchorite (n), recluse (n), solitary (n), solitudinarian (n), troglodyte (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Asceticism | Ascetic; anchoret, anchorite; martyr; Heautontimorumenos; hermit; (recluse); puritan, sabbatarian, cynic, sanyasi, yogi. |
Seclusion Exclusion | Recluse, hermit, eremite, cenobite; anchoret, anchorite; Simon Stylites; troglodyte, Timon of Athens, Santon, solitaire, ruralist, disciple of Zimmermann, closet cynic, Diogenes; outcast, Pariah, castaway, pilgarlic; wastrel, foundling, wilding. |
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Crosswords: Hermit |
| English words defined with "hermit": Anchoretical, Anomoura ♦ Diogenes' crab ♦ Eremitism, Ermit ♦ family Paguridae ♦ genus Hylocichla ♦ Heremite, Heremitical, hermit crab, hermitage, Hermitary, Hermitess, Hydractinian, Hylocichla ♦ John the Baptist ♦ Pagurian, Paguridae, Purse crab ♦ Robber crab ♦ Santon, Soft-shelled crabs, Soldier crab, Solitarian, solitarily. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "hermit": Agatha, Alexis, Ancient Mariner ♦ Barlaham ♦ Crusades ♦ Fountain of Death ♦ Guthlac ♦ Hypocrites' Isle ♦ Josaphat ♦ Paul the Hermit, Peter the Hermit ♦ Quarll, Queen-Square Hermit ♦ Rodrigo ♦ Sa-kuntala, Sakya-Muni. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "hermit": Hesychast. (references) |
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Screenplays | While on a hunting trip, Tor and his faithful companion Tog rescue an ancient hermit from a Tyrannosarus Rex. Grateful, the old man gives Tor a club which possesses great powers (Moby Dick and the Mighty Mightor; writing credit: Eddie Brandt; David Scott) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Hermit and Bear (1921) The Mad Hermit (1916) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Weeks Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. A hermit crab on the mudflats in its natural environment. Credit: National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERR). |  | Hermit crabs are very particular about their shell homes. Credit: National Undersea Research Program (NURP). |
 | Hermit Range and Roger's Pass from Mt. Abbot, Selkirk Mountains, B.C. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Selkirk Mts., Hermit Range & Rogers Pass, Canada. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Hermit Lane Bridge in the Wissahickon, Philadelphia, Pa. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | An old hermit calling for a sack of corn which he left to be ground at Kenyon's johnnycake flour mill in Usquepaugh, Rhode Island. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Sign erected by the Hermit. Freeport, Maine. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | The Hermit of Maine playing his unique instrument, combination of two organs and a piano. Freeport, Maine. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | The "Hermit of Maine" playing the unique musical instrument, Freeport, Maine. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Hermit of Maine standing outside of his shack. Freeport, Maine. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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James Russell Lowell | The mind can weave itself warmly in the cocoon of its own thoughts, and dwell a hermit anywhere. |
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Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | Ruthie and Winfield came out of their bed like hermit crabs from shells |
Walden | Thoreau, Henry David | Hermit alone |
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Economic History | South Korea | It was this period of isolationism from which Korea earned the name "The Hermit Kingdom" in the 19th century. (references) |
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| "Hermit" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 93.33% of the time. "Hermit" is used about 105 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 93.33% | 98 | 33,072 |
| Noun (proper) | 2.86% | 3 | 202,518 |
| Noun (common) | 1.9% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Lexical Verb (infinitive) | 0.95% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 0.95% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 105 | N/A |
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Expressions using "hermit": cell of a hermit ♦ hermit crab ♦ hermit thrush ♦ Hermit warbler ♦ life of a hermit. Additional references. | |
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Beginning with "hermit": hermit-like. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "hermit"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | vetmitar (eremite, lone wolf, loner, solitary), oshënar (anchorite, recluse), jeremi, ëmbëlsirë me arra e rrush të thatë. (various references) | |
Arabic | كعك محلي, ناسك (anchorite, fakir, monk), الناسك (solitary), راهب (fogey, friar, monk, old fogey, religious, trappist). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | вид колибри (sheartail), отшелник (anchoret, anchorite, eremite, recluse, solitary, troglodyte), анахорет, пустинник (anchoret, anchorite). (various references) | |
Chinese | 隐士, 隱士 . (various references) | |
Czech | poustevník (anchorite, eremite, recluse). (various references) | |
Danish | eremitkrebs-familie (hermit crabs), eremitkrebs (hermit crabs), eneboerdrossel (hermit thrush). (various references) | |
Dutch | kluizenaar, heremiet. (various references) | |
Esperanto | ermito. (various references) | |
Faeroese | einbúgvi. (various references) | |
Farsi | منزوی (Insular, Recluse, Secluded, Solitary, Solitudinarian), تارک دنیا (Ascetic, Monk, Religious), زاهدگوشه نشین . (various references) | |
Finnish | erakko (reclude). (various references) | |
French | ermite. (various references) | |
Frisian | hearremyt. (various references) | |
German | einsiedler (anchorite, recluse), eremit (anchorite). (various references) | |
Greek | ερημίτησ (recluse), ερημίτης, ασκητής (anchorite). (various references) | |
Hebrew | מתבו"" (recluse, retiring, secluded, seclusive, solitary), רזיח, זיר (abstinent, anchorite, friar, monk). (various references) | |
Hungarian | remete (anchor, anchorite, eremite, recluse, solitary). (various references) | |
Indonesian | ruhban (monk), pertapa (eremite). (various references) | |
Italian | eremita (eremite, recluse). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 仙人 (fairy, wizard). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | せ"に" (election, fairy, full-time service, predecessor, seniority, wizard), せ" (at length, attentively, beam, before, boastfully usurping, boil down, broil, carefully, choice, clip, compilation, cork, deeply, editing, fire, former, gland, hundredth of a yen, late, line, old, parch, precedence, previous, priority, profoundly, roast, selection, snip, stopcock, stopper, the future, thousand, wire, wizard), い"じゃ (recluse), い"し (element, factor, recluse, shrine of evil deity, stamp), やまびと (mountain folk), よすてびと (recluse). (various references) | |
Korean | 은자. (various references) | |
Manx | fer lomarcan (lone wolf), bwaaghagh. (various references) | |
Norwegian | eremitt. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | ermithay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | eremita (caveman, eremite, recluse, troglodyte). (various references) | |
Romanian | solitar (lone, lone wolf, lonely, loner, recluse, remote, single, solitarily, solitary), sihastru (anchoretic, anchorite, recluse, recondite, retired, solitary), schimnic (anchorite, eremite), pustnic (anchoret, anchorite, ascetic, recluse, solitary), monah (monk), ermit, anahoret (anachorite, anchoret, anchorite). (various references) | |
Russian | отшельник (anchoret, anchorite, eremite, recluse, solitary, troglodyte). (various references) | |
Scottish | aonaran (solitary person). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | pustinjak (anchorite, recluse, solitary). (various references) | |
Spanish | ermitaño. (various references) | |
Swedish | eremit (anchorite, eremite, recluse). (various references) | |
Turkish | yalnız yaşayan kimse (loner), topluluktan kaçan kimse, keşiş (friar, monastic, monk, priest, recluse, regular, shaveling), inzivaya çekilmiş kimse (eremite, monk). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | відлюдник, богомолець, пустельник (anchoret, anchorite, ascetic, eremite, recluse), прочанин (palmer). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | nh ẩn dật nh tu khổ hạnh. (various references) | |
Welsh | meudwy (anchoret, anchorite, ascetic, recluse). (various references) | |
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| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | Catharus guttatus, cellulanus, Paguridae, Ramphodon dohrnii, solitarios, solitarius. (various references) |
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Derivations | |
Words beginning with "hermit": hermitage, hermitages, hermitic, hermitism, hermitisms, hermitries, hermitry, hermits. (additional references) | |
Words containing "hermit": thermite, thermites. (additional references) | |
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"Hermit" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Hadramat, Harjit, Harmut, Heerema, helmit, hemat, hemish, hemit, herit, Hermada, hermal, Herment, hermet, hermia, Hermida, hermin, hermis, hermite, hermoa, Herrity, herzi, hiermit, hikmat, Horlitz, Horritt, Khurmatu, Lhermet, Sermatt, thermit, vermit. (additional references) | |
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| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "hermit" (pronounced her"mut) |
| 3 | -m u t | animate, approximate, climate, comet, consummate, illegitimate, inanimate, estimate, gamut, guesstimate, helmet, intimate, legitimate, limit, microclimate, plummet, proximate, summit, ultimate, vomit. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: mither. | |
| Words within the letters "e-h-i-m-r-t" | |
-1 letter: ither, merit, mirth, miter, mitre, remit, their, therm, timer. | |
-2 letters: emir, emit, heir, herm, hire, item, meth, mire, mite, rime, rite, term, them, thir, tier, time, tire, trim. | |
-3 letters: eth, hem, her, het, hie, him, hit, ire, met, mir, rei, rem, ret, rim, the, tie. | |
-4 letters: eh, em, er, et, he, hi, hm, it. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-h-i-m-r-t" | |
+1 letter: hermits, mithers, mothier, mythier, thermic, thymier. | |
+2 letters: chromite, erethism, hemipter, hermetic, hermitic, hermitry, isotherm, mightier, misthrew, mouthier, rhematic, smithers, smithery, teraphim, theremin, thermion, thermite, trichome. | |
+3 letters: chemistry, chromites, diathermy, erethisms, erythrism, eurythmic, hardiment, hematuria, hemipters, hermetism, hermetist, hermitage, hermitism, horsemint, intermesh, isotherms, marshiest, mirthless, mishanter, mothering, nightmare, rheumatic, rheumatiz, rheumiest, rhythmize, rhytidome, ruthenium, smutchier, theremins, thermions, thermites, thrummier, trichomes, tritheism, triumphed. | |
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