transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhər-mət ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English heremite, eremite, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin eremita, from Late Greek erēmitēs, from Greek, adjective, living in the desert, from erēmia desert, from erēmos desolate
Date: 12th century
1.
a. : one that retires from society and lives in solitude especially for religious reasons : recluse
b. obsolete : beadsman
2. : a spiced molasses cookie
• her·mit·ism ˈhər-mə-ˌti-zəm noun