Hermitage
noun
A place where a person lives in isolation, often for religious reasons.
He abandoned the city life and built a hermitage in the mountains to meditate in solitude.
Often appears as...
- religious hermitage
- mountain hermitage
noun
The habitation or place of a hermit.
Tucked away in the dense forest was a tiny hermitage, covered in moss and ivy.
Often appears as...
- forest hermitage
- tiny hermitage
noun
A type of wine produced in the region of Hermitage, in France.
We celebrated our engagement with a bottle of vintage Hermitage wine.
Often appears as...
- bottle of hermitage
- hermitage wine
noun
A place where a person lives in isolation, often for religious reasons.
He abandoned the city life and built a hermitage in the mountains to meditate in solitude.
Often appears as...
- religious hermitage
- mountain hermitage
noun
The habitation or place of a hermit.
Tucked away in the dense forest was a tiny hermitage, covered in moss and ivy.
Often appears as...
- forest hermitage
- tiny hermitage
noun
A type of wine produced in the region of Hermitage, in France.
We celebrated our engagement with a bottle of vintage Hermitage wine.
Often appears as...
- bottle of hermitage
- hermitage wine
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Voluntary Isolation
A hermitage involves choosing to live alone, usually to focus inwardly.
She sought a hermitage to escape the noisy world and reflect on life.
Pro Tip 2/3Spiritual Context
A hermitage is often linked to a spiritual or religious lifestyle, not just any isolation.
The monk lives in a hermitage to pursue spiritual enlightenment.
Pro Tip 3/3Natural Settings
Hermitages are typically located in remote natural areas, signaling peaceful environments.
He dreamt of a hermitage by the sea, far from civilization.
Pro Tip 1/3Voluntary Isolation
A hermitage involves choosing to live alone, usually to focus inwardly.
She sought a hermitage to escape the noisy world and reflect on life.
Pro Tip 2/3Spiritual Context
A hermitage is often linked to a spiritual or religious lifestyle, not just any isolation.
The monk lives in a hermitage to pursue spiritual enlightenment.
Pro Tip 3/3Natural Settings
Hermitages are typically located in remote natural areas, signaling peaceful environments.
He dreamt of a hermitage by the sea, far from civilization.
Pro Tip 1/3Voluntary Isolation
A hermitage involves choosing to live alone, usually to focus inwardly.
She sought a hermitage to escape the noisy world and reflect on life.
Pro Tip 2/3Spiritual Context
A hermitage is often linked to a spiritual or religious lifestyle, not just any isolation.
The monk lives in a hermitage to pursue spiritual enlightenment.
Pro Tip 3/3Natural Settings
Hermitages are typically located in remote natural areas, signaling peaceful environments.
He dreamt of a hermitage by the sea, far from civilization.
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The habits of happiness...
We like the ups and downs of life. We like our suffering because it's so good when it ceases for a while." This is what I see from the balcony of my hermitage in the Himalayas. It's about two meters by three, and you are all welcome any time.
Video examples
The habits of happiness...
We like the ups and downs of life. We like our suffering because it's so good when it ceases for a while." This is what I see from the balcony of my hermitage in the Himalayas. It's about two meters by three, and you are all welcome any time.
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