n.
Pronunciation: ' h ə r-m ə t
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English heremite, eremite, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin eremita, from Late Greek er ē mit ē s, from Greek, adjective, living in the desert, from er ē mia desert, from er ē mos 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 \ ' h ə r-m ə - ˌ ti-z ə m \ noun