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The Learning Kingdom's Cool Word of the Day for September 21, 1999
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eremite [n. AIR-uh-myt]
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An eremite is a hermit, one who withdraws from society and lives as a
recluse, especially if that person withdraws for religious or
spiritual reasons. Such a person is eremitic [adj. AIR-uh-MIT-ik]
and is behaving eremitically [adv. AIR-uh-MIT-ik-lee].
Both eremite and hermit derive from the same root, Late Latin eremita
(hermit), from Greek eremia (desert), which in turn came from eremos
(solitary). Notice how the word's meaning evolved from aloneness to
the desert (where one is often alone), then back to aloneness.
More words from the same root:
eremic [adj. ee-REM-ik]: relating to deserts or sandy areas
eremophilia [n. AIR-uh-muh-FIL-ee-uh]: love of solitude
eremophobia [n. AIR-uh-muh-FOE-bee-uh]: fear of being alone
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