| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|mid.]ik, -it], ]ēk adjective
or er·e·mit·i·cal ]ə̇kəl, ]ēk-\
1. : of, relating to, or befitting a hermit
the eremitic legend
eremitic austerities
2. : characterized by ascetic solitude in mode of life : solitary
eremitic or corporate monastic life
the eremitic element in the life of the religious colony
— contrasted with cenobitic